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ID:   006866


All because of a cup of coffee / Stilton, Geronimo 2000  Book
Stilton, Geronimo Book
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Publication USA, Scholastic, 2000.
Description 112pYellow Spine
Summary/Abstract Geronimo, broken-hearted after a failed romance, sets out with his family to explore the Eighth Wonder of the Mouse World.
Standard Number 0439559723 Pb.
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ID:   026583


Bandicota Bengalensischaa gumphashodh / Ghosh, Aditi; Vanarase, Mrinalinee (Tr.); Coelho, Sunaina (ill.) 2017  Book
Coelho, Sunaina (ill.) Book
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Publication Bengaluru, Pratham Books, 2017.
Description 24pBlue Spine
Series Pratham Books - Level 4
Summary/Abstract Miss Bandicota Bengalensis was no ordinary Indian mole rat. She was quite the adventurer. Every evening, she set out with her explorer's kit – sunglasses, binoculars, magnifying glass and a strip of sticker bandages. “An explorer is always prepared,” she said. Through the night, she dug in a new direction, to a new sea, up a new hill... Now, join Miss Bandicota and her new friend in exploring one of the oldest hills and caves of India.
Standard Number 9789386721549 Pb.
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024367FIC/GHOMainOn ShelfGeneral 
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ID:   022772


Barbarossa: the mighty red-beard / Bailey, Gerry; Foster, Karen; Noyes, Leighton (ill.); Radford, Karen (ill.) 2012  Book
Bailey, Gerry Book
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Publication Gurgaon, Hachette India, 2012.
Description 36pCream spine
Series Great People
Summary/Abstract Barbarossa, or the mighty red-beard, is remembered as a legendary pirate as well as one of the greatest seamen and admirals of the Ottoman empire. The most successful of all Ottoman admirals, he ruled over the Mediterranean seas for decades. He was also regarded as a great hero who not only rose to prominence against great sea powers like the Spanish but also defended the lives of many of his people to the very end. Join the curious and playful Digby and his big sister Hester as they make their way through the odds and ends at Mr Rummage's stall at knick-knack market. Discover the wonderful little objects they pick up and enjoy the stories about the great people they belong to. This book tells the factual biography of the great pirate and sea captain, Barbarossa, within an exciting story brings his adventures at sea into a modern setting encourages involvement and fun through drama and dressing-up
Standard Number 9789350093399 Pb.
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ID:   017732


Boy who sailed with Columbus / Foreman, Michael 1991  Book
Foreman, Michael Book
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Publication London, Pavilion Books, 1991.
Description 71pBeige Spine
Summary/Abstract Having sailed to the New World as ship's boy for Columbus, young Leif is captured by warring natives, ultimately marries an Indian woman, and becomes a shaman.
Standard Number 1851456597 Hb.
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ID:   009450


Discovery of America: a graphic novel / Stilton, Geronimo 2009  Book
Stilton, Geronimo Book
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Publication USA, Papercutz, 2009.
Description 40pBlack and Yellow Spine
Summary/Abstract Geronimo faces his worst enemies, the pirate cats, who have discovered a way to travel back in time and change history.
Standard Number 9781597071895 Pb.
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ID:   006948


Explorers of the new century / Mills, Magnus 2005  Book
Mills, Magnus Book
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Publication London, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2005.
Description 184pBlue Spine
Summary/Abstract At the beginning of the century, two teams of explorers race across a cold, windswept, deserted land to reach the furthest point from civilisation.
Standard Number 0747580189 Hb.
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ID:   010818


In the country of gold-digging ants: 2000 years of travel in India / Kumar, Anu; Gupta, Priyankar (ill.) 2009  Book
Kumar, Anu Book
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Publication India, Penguin Books India, 2009.
Description xx,191pYellow Spine
Summary/Abstract Read astonishing stories about India written by explorers who came to the country as pilgrims, students, traders, voyagers and fortune-seekers from the 3rd century BC till the mid-twentieth century.
Contents A bewilered Greek in Pataliputra: Megathenes The devout pilgrim: Fa-hsien The monk and the king of Kannauj: Hiuen Tsang The man of science and invader: Alberuni The Venetian in India: Marco Polo A Moroccan in the sultan's service: Ibn Batutah The homesick Russian: Athanasius Nikitin The englishman who met Akbar: Ralph Fitch The German in Bombay: Carsten Niebuhr A changing India: Halide Edib In search of seclusion: Alexandra David-Neel Bibliography
Standard Number 9780143330363 Pb.
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ID:   000236


Journey to the center of the earth / Verne, Jules 1990  Book
Verne, Jules Book
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Publication New York, Baronet Books, 1990.
Description 240pWhite Spine
Series Great Illustrated Classics
Summary/Abstract This high-tension odyssey follows three men in an awesome search for the mysterious center of the earth-as they risk their chances of ever returning to the surface alive.
Standard Number 0866119604 Hb.
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ID:   015777


King of the Quizzical island / Snell, Gordon; McKee, David (ill.) 2010  Book
Snell, Gordon Book
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Publication London, Walker Books, 2010.
Description 40pPink Spine
Summary/Abstract When no one can answer his question about what is at the edge of the world, the King of Quizzical Island builds a boat and sets sail to find out for himself, despite the objections of his fearful people.
Standard Number 9781406315264 Pb.
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ID:   014246


La-haut / Koechlin, Sophie 2009  Book
Koechlin, Sophie Book
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Publication Paris, Hachette Jeunesse, 2009.
Description 92pPink Spine
Summary/Abstract French version of “UP”.
Standard Number 2215078002889 Pb.
Key Words Explorers - Fiction 
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ID:   002093


Miranda the Explorer: A magical round-the-world adventure / Mayhew, James 2002  Book
Mayhew, James Book
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Publication Dolphin Paperbacks, 2002.
Description 22pOrange Spine
Summary/Abstract Miranda wins a balloon ride—but the rope snaps and away she goes, over seas, mountains, and deserts. She touches down at the Taj Mahal and the Pyramids, flies over the Great Wall of China, visits Japan, almost falls into a river full of crocodiles in Australia, makes some new friends at the Leaning Tower of Pisa, is buffeted by storms over the Channel, and much more. Miranda is a brave and resourceful character whose adventures are shown in delightful pictures of the places she visits. With map backgrounds and place names, this is a big story with lots of action, told with warmth and humor.
Standard Number 1842552805 Pb.
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ID:   014296


Oscar Otter / Benchley, Nathaniel; Lobel, Arnold (ill.) 1966  Book
Benchley, Nathaniel Book
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Publication New York, HarperCollins Publishers, 1966.
Description 64pGreen Spine
Series An I can read book - Level 1
Summary/Abstract Oscar Otter builds his very own slide, far up in the mountains. No one can bother him there. Not even his family. But Oscar doesn't know he is in danger. His enemy, the fox, is watching. But what the fox doesn't know is that someone is watching him.
Standard Number 9780064440257 Pb.
Key Words PYP  Explorers - Fiction  Otters - Fiction  INQUIRER 
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ID:   004965


Pirate tales / Maule, David 2000  Book
Maule, David Book
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Publication London, Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2000.
Description 48pRed spine
Series ELT Graded Readers - Intermediate
Summary/Abstract Gives details of the some of the most famous pirates who ever lived. Includes maps that indicate areas where they sailed.
Standard Number 0751331686 Pb.
Key Words Explorers - Fiction  Pirates 
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ID:   011190


Sir Walter Raleigh: And the search for the city of gold / Childs, Alan; Wade, Gini (ill.) 2001  Book
Childs, Alan Book
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Publication London, Hodder Wayland, 2001.
Description 46pPurple Spine
Series Historical Storybooks
Summary/Abstract The central figure in this story is Ben Wharton, who in 1595, when he is 12 years old, becomes cabin boy aboard Raleigh's ship. He joins Raleigh on his quest for the legendary 'City of Gold' in South America. Ben can't wait for this great adventure, but little does he know what awaits him - endless weeks at sea, thirst, hunger and warlike natives. But Raleigh and his men are prepared to risk anything for the sake of gold...
Standard Number 0750237643 Pb.
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ID:   015359


Travels of Benjamin of Tudela: Through three continents in the twelfth century / Shulevitz, Uri 2005  Book
Shulevitz, Uri Book
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Publication New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005.
Description 48pBlue Spine
Summary/Abstract A fictionalized account of the travels of Benjamin, a Jewish man from Tudela, Spain, who, in 1159, set out on a fourteen-year-long journey that took him to Italy, Greece, Palestine, Persia, China, Egypt, and Sicily.
Standard Number 9780374377540 Hb.
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