The Search for El Dorado

The Search for El Dorado
Author: John Hemming
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2001
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781842124451

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The El Dorado legend of a naked ruler who covered his body in gold dust became an obsession for conquistadores and successive adventurers in search of the sacred gold of the Indians in Central and Southern America. John Hemming, author of Red Gold, tells of the cruelty of the explorers but also of the indescribable hardships they suffered. A beguiling book illustrated with images from the Gold Museum in Bogota.

The Search for El Dorado (Totally True Adventures)

The Search for El Dorado (Totally True Adventures)
Author: Lois Miner Huey
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2016-04-19
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0553536168

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Was the City of Gold a real place? Treasure seekers and mystery readers alike will love this action-packed Totally True Adventure. Towers of gold! Glittering streets! Jewels, coins, and more! Early Spanish explorers heard a story about El Dorado. It was a lost city in the Americas made of gold. The explorers believed it was real—and they believed they could find it! Soon the story became a legend, and the legend changed the world. But the city of El Dorado has not been found . . . yet. This nonfiction chapter book makes history exciting and accessible for younger readers and features illustrations, photographs, a map, Common Core connections, and additional Story Behind the Story facts. Perfect for readers of the I Survived series and the Who Was . . . ? series, Totally True Adventures are captivating nonfiction stories with not-to-be-missed bonus content.

The Rivers Ran East

The Rivers Ran East
Author: Leonard Clark
Publisher: Travelers' Tales
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2001
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781885211668

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" ... Post-World War II account of Leonard Clark's search for the legendary Seven Cities of Cibola"--Page 4 of cover.

Apollo 13 (Totally True Adventures)

Apollo 13 (Totally True Adventures)
Author: Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2015-03-24
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0385391250

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Could you survive an outer-space disaster? Aspiring astronauts and young explorers will love this out-of-this-world Totally True Adventure. Astronauts Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise blasted off for the Moon on April 11, 1970. But after a disastrous explosion damaged their spacecraft, the three men had only one goal: to get back home safely. This informational text makes space travel exciting and accessible for younger readers and features illustrations, photographs, a map, and additional Story Behind the Story facts. Perfect for readers of the I Survived series and the Who Was series, Totally True Adventures are captivating nonfiction stories with not-to-be-missed bonus content.

Sir Walter Ralegh and the Quest for El Dorado

Sir Walter Ralegh and the Quest for El Dorado
Author: Marc Aronson
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2000
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780395848272

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Recounts the adventurous life of Ralegh the English explorer who led many expeditions to the new world.

In Search of El Dorado

In Search of El Dorado
Author: Alexander MACDONALD (F.R.G.S.)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 291
Release: 1905
Genre:
ISBN:

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El Dorado Illustrated

El Dorado Illustrated
Author: Baroness Emma Orczy
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 446
Release: 2020-12-19
Genre:
ISBN:

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Eldorado, by Baroness Orczy is a sequel book to the classic adventure tale, The Scarlet Pimpernel. It was first published in 1913. The novel is notable in that it is the partial basis for most of the film treatments of the original book.

The Legend of El Dorado

The Legend of El Dorado
Author: Nancy Van Laan
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 40
Release: 1991
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN:

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A retelling of the Chibcha Indian legend about how the treasure of El Dorado came to be.