description and travel

"Nick Offerman has always felt a particular affection for the Land of the Free--not just for the people and their purported ideals but to the actual land itself: the bedrock, the topsoil, and everything in between that generates the health of your local watershed. In . . . [this] book, Nick takes a . . . trip to America's trails, farms, and frontier to examine the people who inhabit the land, what that has meant to them and us, and to the land itself, both historically and currently"--Amazon.

"[A] true story of a woman's quest to Africa in the 1900s to find her missing fianc?, and the adventure that ensues"--Provided by publisher.

Provides an account of the harrowing experiences of twenty-one-year-old bride Sarah Graves after her family joined with the Donner party seven months into their journey to California in 1846, and, equipped with snowshoes constructed by her father, pressed on with fourteen other relatively young, healthy people in search of help after the travelers became stranded by a snowstorm.

Explore Antarctica--the coldest, driest, and windiest continent on Earth--in this adventure-filled title in the Who HQ series. Antarctica, the earth's southernmost continent, was virtually untouched by humans until the nineteenth century. Many famous explorers journeyed (and often died) there in the hope of discovering a land that always seemed out of reach. This book introduces readers to this desert--yes, desert!--continent that holds about 90 percent of the world's ice; showcases some of the 200 species that call Antarctica home, including the emperor penguin; and discusses environmental dangers to the continent, underscoring how what happens to Antarctica affects the entire world.

On the eve of his fiftieth birthday, Journalist Mark Woods deciees to reconnect with nature, spending the year visiting national parks, but his mother's unexpected terminal cancer diagnosis has him reflecting deeper, on the future of the great outdoors, family, and the legacies we leave behind.

"An illustrated comic travelogue about an American immigrant driving alone through all that's left of 'The Mother Road,' Route 66"--Provided by publisher.

"This book helps kids discover the world Jesus lived in through maps, charts, graphs, and other infographic elements. They'll learn about the culture Jesus lived in--his Jewish religion, the power of the ruling Roman Empire, the role of fishermen and carpenters and shepherds"--Provided by publisher.

The author shares his journey of recovery from a fire accident to his 932-mile solo crossing of Antarctica.

"Does George Washington still matter? [The author] argues for Washington's unique contribution to the forging of America by retracing his journey as a new president through all thirteen former colonies, which were now an unsure nation"--Amazon.