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Introduce famous explorers of North America and their travels with these PowerPoint slides.

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Eyewitness: Explorer
Eyewitness: Explorer
By Rupert Matthews

This book takes a look at the often hazardous and perilous world of exploration from the lives and navigation techniques of the first sailors to the types of food eaten on space missions.

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