Visiting China

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Bobbie Kalman

Etchings with descriptive text provide a look at various modes of transportation--boats, sleighs, coaches, railroads, and even horseless carriages--of the past.

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Peter Hathaway Capstick

This is about Capstick's return to Africa on a safari led by by Gordon Cundill, probably Africa's premier hunting guide. Having been a professional hunter and prolific writer for many years it reflects his respect for Africa and its wildlife. It opens with both Capstick and Cundill being charged by a very angry lion that survives many direct hits by high powered rifles. It is the best written story about a hunting safari written by a professional hunter. Anyone who has read any of Capstick's book will enjoy this one. It is his last book before his untimely death.

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Shirley Greenway

Describes the history of exploration of North America, from the first Norsemen voyages to the discovery of the continent by Columbus, the colonization of North America, and the search for the Northwest Passage.

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Laurent Chabin

Sandy a dix ans. Ses parents l'amènent avec eux à l'aventure dans les montagnes du Mali, au coeur du Sahara. Le désert est beau, mais aussi implacable. Le garçon est à dure école, l'inconfort, la chaleur, le soleil, etc. Son initiation est à son comble lorsque le khamsin se manifeste. Ils sont ensevelis dans le sable, les méharis se sont sauvés, le guide, disparu. Tout ce qui leur reste est un peu d'eau. Leur survie est menacée. -- Une trame simple, bien menée, avec un suspense progressif. Le texte rédigé dans un style direct est parsemé de quelques informations sur le monde du désert. [SDM].