Where Do You Think You're Going, Christopher Columbus?
An amusing account of Columbus's determined but slightly miscalculated attempts to find a new ocean route to the Indies describes his four voyages across the Ocean Sea.
920
year: 2009
copies: 60
call number/section: 920
lexile: 890
subjects: columbus, christopher, explorers [X], america, video recordings for the hearing impaired, closed caption video recordings [X]
Christopher Columbus
Presents an "interview" with Christopher Columbus, in which the explorer describes the goals of his four voyages to the New World and discusses their successes and failures, covering such topics as his avoidance of mutiny on his first voyage and his encounters with the Taino, a native people of the Caribbean.
791.43
year: 2005
copies: 3
call number/section: 791.43
lexile:
subjects: columbus, christopher, films for the hearing impaired, animated films, united states, explorers [X], america, video recordings for the hearing impaired, closed caption video recordings [X], videotapes
The History Of Exploration
Takes a close look at the major reasons people were inspired to explore throughout the ages and the innovations that supported advancements in exploration.
910.92
year: 2006
copies: 7
call number/section: 910.92
lexile:
Spanish Explorers
Describes the explorations, conquests, accomplishments, and failures of sixteenth-century Spanish explorers Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, Juan Ponce de Leon, and Hernando de Soto in North America.
970.9
year: 2006
copies: 7
call number/section: 970.9
lexile:
subjects: explorers [X], films for the hearing impaired, closed caption video recordings [X], videodiscs, america, video recordings for the hearing impaired, videotapes
Christopher Columbus
A dramatization that describes the voyages of fifteenth-century explorer, Christopher Columbus, including his determination to receive funding in order to find a westward route to Asia and his accidental discovery of a new world.
970.01
year: 2006
copies: 5
call number/section: 970.01
lexile:
subjects: columbus, christopher, explorers [X], films for the hearing impaired, closed caption video recordings [X], videodiscs, america
The American Frontier
Provides insights into the explorations of the American frontier through a dramatized interview with Kit Carson in which he discusses his own accomplishments, as well as the activities of such frontiersmen as Daniel Boone, Zebulon Pike, Jedediah Smith, and James Beckwourth.
978.02
year: 2006
copies: 6
call number/section: 978.02
lexile:
subjects: explorers [X], films for the hearing impaired, closed caption video recordings [X], videodiscs, west (u.s.), america, video recordings for the hearing impaired, videotapes
Lewis & Clark
Recreates the epic journeys of some of the most intrepid explorers in history - Lewis & Clark, Alexander von Humboldt, and Ernest Shackleton.
910.9
year: 2007
copies: 1
call number/section: 910.9
lexile:
subjects: lewis, meriwether, clark, william, humboldt, alexander von, shackleton, ernest henry, explorers [X], video recordings for the hearing impaired, closed caption video recordings [X], dvds
English Explorers
Provides insights into the explorations of the English through a dramatized interview with Sir Walter Raleigh in which he discusses the voyages of John Cabot and Sir Francis Drake, as well as his own attempts to establish the first English settlement in North America.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: videodiscs, closed caption video recordings [X], explorers [X], america, dvd-video discs, video recordings for children, historical works (nonfiction)
French Explorers
An introduction to the French explores who established New France and present-day Canada, showing the adventures as the first Europeans discover St.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: videodiscs, closed caption video recordings [X], explorers [X], canada, north america, dvd-video discs, video recordings for children, historical works (nonfiction)
Portuguese Explorers
A dramatization that examines the explorations of the Prince Henry the Navigator, whose voyages took him to the African coastal regions; Bartolomeo Dias, who sailed around the southern tip of Africa; and Vasco da Gama, who sailed to India.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: gama, vasco da, dias, bartolomeu, henry, videodiscs, closed caption video recordings [X], explorers [X], india, africa, dvd-video discs, video recordings for children, historical works (nonfiction)
Dora The Explorer
In "Save Diego," the animals come to the rescue when Diego finds himself in danger.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: closed caption video recordings [X], television programs, travel, explorers [X], dora the explorer (fictitious character), animated television programs, dora the explorer (fictional character), friendship, epiphany, halloween, girls, maps, lost articles, video recordings for the hearing impaired, adventure fiction, adventure stories, lost and found possessions, dvds, adventure and adventurers
Marco Polo
Two contemporary children meet Marco Polo as he describes his perilous adventures to the east and back.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: polo, marco, closed caption video recordings [X], explorers [X], video recordings for the hearing impaired, voyages and travels, discoveries in geography, exploration, china
The Vikings
Two contemporary children meet Leif Erikson who recounts how Viking technology and spirit of adventure enabled them to explore unknown lands 500 years before Columbus.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: closed caption video recordings [X], vikings, video recordings for the hearing impaired, explorers [X], voyages and travels, america
Ferdinand Magellan
Uses period accounts and journal excerpts to examine the voyages of Ferdinand Magellan, and describes his expedition to circumnavigate the globe.
FIC
year:
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: magalha?es, ferna?o de, magellan, ferdinand, voyages around the world, explorers [X], films for the hearing impaired, closed caption video recordings [X], dvds
Corte?s & Pizarro
Describes Hernan Cortes's and Francisco Pizarro's conquests and explorations in Mexico and Peru, discussing how European diseases aided in the destruction of both the Aztec and Inca civilizations.
FIC
year:
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: corte?s, herna?n, pizarro, francisco, explorers [X], films for the hearing impaired, closed caption video recordings [X], dvds, america