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English
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National Geographic explorer Dan Buettner has traveled the globe to uncover the best strategies for longevity found in the Blue Zones: places in the world where higher percentages of people enjoy remarkably long, full lives. Here he discloses the recipe,blending this unique lifestyle formula with the latest scientific findings to inspire easy, lasting change that may add years to your life. Buettner's research effort, funded in part by the National...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"The real-life answers to Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities, Unruly Places explores the most extraordinary, off-grid, offbeat places on the planet. Alastair Bonnett's tour of the planet's most unlikely micro-nations, moving villages, secret cities, and no man's lands shows us the modern world from surprising new vantage points, bound to inspire urban explorers, off-the-beaten-trail wanderers, and armchair travelers. He connects what we see on maps...
Publisher
Discovery Communications
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
North America: where civilization collides with untamed wilderness. Just feet beyond our own back yards rages a spectacle we rarely see. Join us as we step into this hidden world teeming with life, across impossible mountains and endless deserts. Dive into unexplored forests and crash into rugged coasts. Unforgiving, brutal, yet achingly beautiful, this vast continent offers boundless rewards for those brave enough to take on this land and call her...
Publisher
Global Book Publishing
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Biblica: the Bible atlas goes beyond traditional Bible atlases to place the biblical narrative and peoples into their historical, cultural, social, and geographic contexts. It provides readers with a better understanding of biblical events and journeys, of the complex history and cultures of the Bible lands, and of the modern political landscape of the region.
9) Mexico
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Publisher
Lerner Publications Co
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the history, geography, rivers, villages, cities, economy,religion, people, food, music, festivals, dance, and sports of Mexico.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
No one is an island. The community where you live, the food you eat, and the people you know are all part of a global chain of connections. Humans have transformed the planet over the past 10,000 years, and today, thanks to our transportation infrastructure, telecommunications, and a restless economy, the pace of globalization is accelerating. Over the course of 24 eye-opening lectures, Professor Paul Robbins of the University of Wisconsin–Madison...
12) Canada, the land
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Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c1993
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
13) Asia
Author
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Introduces the geography, topography, and climate of the continent of Asia.
14) California
Author
Series
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
15) Hawai'i
Author
Series
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
16) Massachusetts
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Series
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
; c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
17) Australia
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Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Which continent is the world's flattest? Australia! Find out about Australia's landforms, people, animals, and much more in this book"--
18) Asia
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Which continent has two of the highest mountains in the world? Asia! Find out about Asia's landforms, people, animals, and much more in this book.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Atlas shows maps of the world and satellite photography of the earth that reflect the most recent political, economic, and demographic statistics, and presents articles addressing the environment and population matters in major cities.
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