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    Amazing Impossible Erie Canal, The
      After an introduction detailing the need to transport goods back and forth to the settlers in the expanding west, the author takes the reader on the inaugural ride in 1825 that opened the Erie Canal. Illustrations and a time line provide additional infor
      Author: Harness, Cheryl HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Bluewater Journal
      Inspired by journals, maps, and letters from the Mystic Seaport Museum, the diary recounts the voyage of the family of a sea captain from Boston around Cape Horn to Hawaii from the son's point of view. Maps, a glossary, Author's Note, and an Afterword pr
      Author: Krupinski, Loretta HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Ghost of the Southern Belle
      This is a ghost story set on the high seas. The young son of a ship's captain finds a way to end the curse of a ghost ship.
      Author: Bodkin, Odds

    Gone A-Whaling
      Information boxes describing species of whales are distributed throughout this informative book on whaling. Archival photographs and journal entries lighten the expository tone and the glossary and bibliography make it more user friendly. The vocabulary
      Author: Murphy, Jim HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Lightship
      Watercolor illustrations and ship diagrams enlarge the scope of this book about floating lighthouses and their crews. An author's note provides additional historical information about lightships.
      Author: Floca, Brian

    Lightship
      Watercolor illustrations and ship diagrams enlarge the scope of this book about floating lighthouses and their crews. An author's note provides additional historical information about lightships.
      Author: Floca, Brian

    Sea Clocks
      The true story of Englishman John Harrison's life-long struggle to win the Longitude Prize is told in a free-verse format. An author's note and a facts page contribute further information.
      Author: Borden, Louise HSE Descriptors: science

    Secrets of a Civil War Submarine
      The discovery in 1995 and the subsequent slow scientific recovery of the Civil War submarine USS Hurley from the Charleston harbor reads like a mystery story. Photographs, archival material, author's note, footnotes, bibliography, glossary, and suggested
      Author: Walker, Sally HSE Descriptors: science | social studies

    Whale Port
      In this book about a fictitious combination of real places, the text and colored-pencil drawings present the chronological development of a New England whaling town and its related businesses. The use of cut away art provides a glimpse inside the building
      Author: Foster, Mark HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Who Was First? Discovering the Americas
      This book is the story of the many groups of people who discovered America before Columbus. The book is thoroughly researched and documented showing the contributions of the many people who inhabited America well before Columbus. The book includes bibliog
      Author: Freedman, Russel HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Who Was First? Discovering the Americas
      This book is the story of the many groups of people who discovered America before Columbus. The book is thoroughly researched and documented showing the contributions of the many people who inhabited America well before Columbus. The book includes bibliog
      Author: Freedman, Russel HSE Descriptors: social studies

Transportation > ships > Titanic
    Exploring the Titanic: How the Greatest Ship Ever Lost-Was Found
      Author Robert Ballard led the expedition to find and explore the Titanic. This book simultaneously tells the story of the Titanic's construction, maiden voyage, sinking, and rediscovery. This is a long book, and only GED students would be able to read i
      Author: Ballard, Robert HSE Descriptors: social studies | math

    On Board the Titanic
      An account of the sinking of the Titanic told through the eyes of two of the survivors. Tanaka includes photographs, diagrams, and accurate facts.
      Author: Tanaka, Shelley HSE Descriptors: social studies

    On Board the Titanic
      An account of the sinking of the Titanic told through the eyes of two of the survivors. Tanaka includes photographs, diagrams, and accurate facts.
      Author: Tanaka, Shelley HSE Descriptors: social studies


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