books about: explorer

books about: explorer

books:

Explorer

Dora's Book of Manners (Dora the Explorer)

Christine Ricci

Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon, 2004

helpful
This book is great!! Aside from the fact that my daughter loves Dora the Explorer it allows you to teach your child good manners and shows them how important it is to treat their playmates. I would recommend this to a parent.

The Last American Man

Elizabeth Gilbert

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2003

Eustace
I have purchased approx. 10 copies of this book-- I find it entertaining, amusing and cannot decide if I liked this man at the end or not. As I live in North Carolina; not far from the subject- guests often think it would be fun to meet him and see how he as aged. ...

Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia

Elizabeth Gilbert

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007

A Triune Triumph... and Clever too!
You've got to love reading to read this through and enjoy it. You have to appreciate her search for the right word to describe her positioning, the right word to describe a city, and her feelings. And, it helps to love geography, spiritual-seeking and psychological ...

Time Bandit: Two Brothers, the Bering Sea, and One of the World's Deadliest Jobs

Andy Hillstrand, Johnathan Hillstrand, ...

Ballantine Books, 2008

Time Bandit: Two brothers on the Bering Sea
One of the best books I have read in a very long time. I couldn't put it down!! If you are a fan of the Hillstrands and of the series "The Deadliest Catch", you will absolutely love this candid look into the world of crab fishing on the Bering Sea--one of the world's ...

Show Me Your Smile!: A Visit to the Dentist (Dora the Explorer (8x8))

Christine Ricci

Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon, 2005

Dora has it down!
It's a good idea to start early so when that time comes to go the the dentist, your toddler will be willing to sit there just long enough to complete the checkup. Dora rocks when it comes to getting kids to do things like say words, jump up and down, whatever. A must ...

Undaunted Courage : Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West

Stephen Ambrose

Simon & Schuster, 1997

Undaunted Courage
I will keep it simple. Next to the Holy Bible ~ best book I ever read. I have since then read several of Stephen Ambrose's books and highly recommend them. He and his family put many years of research in before writing any book. I have travelled across the country ...

Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

Alfred Lansing

Basic Books, 1999

Remedy
Aptly named, this is a stunning story of courage, strength and perseverance. Good medicine for a nation of whiners.

A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World

Tony Horwitz

Henry Holt and Co., 2008

A fun way to learn America's "true" origin
The "truth" about America's origins is uncovered in interesting storytelling fashion. At times it reads like page turner. It might broaden a reader's viewpoint but it will make "little difference", because "...Myths didn't just trump fact; they helped create it." If ...

Black Wave: A Family's Adventure at Sea and the Disaster That Saved Them

Jean Silverwood

Random House, 2008

Breathless Journey with Soul
Even though it is apparent from the picture of the handsome, healthy Silverwoods on the back cover, that the family lives and through their harrowing shipwreak, the book is so riviting a read, that I couldn't put it down until everyone was home safe in California. ...

Dora's Potty Book (Dora the Explorer)

Melissa Torres, A&J Studios

Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon, 2005

Success!
We were having a difficult ime with my grand daughter being willing to use the potty each time. She loves Dora so when I saw this book I bought it for her. The only time she can read it is if she is on the potty and she hasn't had an accident since.

Shackleton's Way: Leadership Lessons from the Great Antarctic Explorer

Margot Morrell, Stephanie Capparell

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002

Leadership and Teamwork from the past
For those familiar with the story of Shackleton and the Endurance, this is a great book. Actually anyone not familiar with the story can learn it with a lesson in leadership and teamwork. Shackleton took his men and kept them alive thru 9 months trapped on a ship in ...

Long Way Round: Chasing Shadows Across the World

Ewan McGregor, Charley Boorman

Atria, 2005

Great book
Great book that should be a companion to the DVD set. I do recommend that instead of this book you buy the illustrated edition. MOre pictures and the same verbage. But, buy at least one of them.

Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe (P.S.)

Laurence Bergreen

Harper Perennial, 2004

very exciting - couldn't put it down
this is one of the most exciting adventure/discovery books i've ever read. it was a page-turner from beginning to end.

Explorers of the Infinite: The Secret Spiritual Lives of Extreme Athletes-and What They Reveal About ...

Maria Coffey

Tarcher, 2008

An Engaging Gem for the Athlete and Non-Athlete.
I bought Maria Coffey's "Explorers of the Infinite" a few days ago and ate it whole. This book is fascinating since it is about the endurance athlete- a group I count myself among- and what drives us. I've been privleged enough to participate in about 250 triathlons, ...

Dead Lucky: Life After Death on Mount Everest

Lincoln Hall

Tarcher, 2008

Amazing story :-)
Over two years ago, Lincoln experienced the best and the worst of Mt Everest. He was reaching the summit when he got a severe case of altitude sickness. His group attempted to revive him, but when that failed he was left for dead, very close to the summit. As fate ...