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Exploration & Discovery
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Mystery & Wonders
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The Ancient Paths: Discovering the Lost Map of Celtic Europe
The Ancient Paths: Discovering the Lost Map of Celtic Europe
Graham Robb

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Wonderful Things: The Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamen
Wonderful Things: The Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamen
Howard Carter

from $5.39

See Inside Exploration and Discovery
See Inside Exploration and Discovery
Emily Bone

from $7.29

Lewis & Clark
Lewis & Clark
Sam Abell

from $4.89

Lives of the Explorers: Discoveries, Disasters
Lives of the Explorers: Discoveries, Disasters
Kathleen Krull

from $5.19

The Vinland Sagas
The Vinland Sagas
Magnus Magnusson

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The Blue Bear: A True Story of Friendship and Discovery in the Alaskan Wild
The Blue Bear: A True Story of Friendship and Discovery in the Alaskan Wild
Lynn Schooler

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Lewis and Clark for Kids: Their Journey of Discovery with 21 Activities (For Kids series)
Lewis and Clark for Kids: Their Journey of Discovery with 21 Activities (For Kids series)
Janis Herbert

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Bestsellers

Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!
Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!
Dr. Seuss

from $3.99

The City of Ember
The City of Ember
Jeanne DuPrau

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The Lost Apothecary
The Lost Apothecary
Sarah Penner

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First Big Book of Why
First Big Book of Why
Amy Shields

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The Legend of the Candy Cane
The Legend of the Candy Cane
Lori Walburg

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Kitten's First Full Moon
Kitten's First Full Moon
Kevin Henkes

from $4.09

Mouse Paint
Mouse Paint
Ellen Stoll Walsh

from $4.19

A World of Curiosities
A World of Curiosities
Louise Penny

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Dragons and Marshmallows
Dragons and Marshmallows
Asia Citro

from $3.59

The Last Letter from Your Lover
The Last Letter from Your Lover
Jojo Moyes

from $3.99

Discovery

Dinotopia Lost
Dinotopia Lost
Alan Dean Foster

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Saffron The Yellow Fairy
Saffron The Yellow Fairy
Daisy Meadows

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The Journals of Lewis and Clark
The Journals of Lewis and Clark
Meriwether Lewis

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Out from Boneville
Out from Boneville
Jeff Smith

from $3.69

Stella, Fairy of the Forest (Stella)
Stella, Fairy of the Forest (Stella)
Marie-Louise Gay

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First Encyclopedia of Our World (Usborne First Encyclopaedias)
First Encyclopedia of Our World (Usborne First Encyclopaedias)
Felicity Brooks

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The Gollywhopper Games
The Gollywhopper Games
Jody Feldman

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Adventures In Odyssey Passages Series: Darien's Rise
Adventures In Odyssey Passages Series: Darien's Rise
Paul McCusker

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Stanley in Space
Stanley in Space
Jeff Brown

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Adventures In Odyssey Passages Series: Fendar's Legacy
Adventures In Odyssey Passages Series: Fendar's Legacy
Paul McCusker

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Father Marquette and the Great Rivers (Vision Book)
Father Marquette and the Great Rivers (Vision Book)
August Derleth

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The Four Voyages: Being His Own Log-Book, Letters and Dispatches with Connecting Narratives
The Four Voyages: Being His Own Log-Book, Letters and Dispatches with Connecting Narratives
Cristoforo Colombo

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Fortune of Fear
Fortune of Fear
L. Ron Hubbard

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Cloud Capers
Cloud Capers
Sue Bentley

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Back to the Divide
Back to the Divide
Elizabeth Kay

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The Stowaway
The Stowaway
Melinda Metz

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The Secret Voyage of Sir Francis Drake: 1577-1580
The Secret Voyage of Sir Francis Drake: 1577-1580
R. Samuel Bawlf

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The Secret Box
The Secret Box
Barbara Lehman

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The Gruffalo's Child
The Gruffalo's Child
Julia Donaldson

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My Life as an Explorer
My Life as an Explorer
Sven Hedin

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Non-Fiction

The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story
The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story
Douglas Preston

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The Discovery of the Americas: From Prehistory Through the Age of Columbus
The Discovery of the Americas: From Prehistory Through the Age of Columbus
Giulio Maestro

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Around the World in a Hundred Years
Around the World in a Hundred Years
Jean Fritz

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The Titanic: Lost and Found (Step-Into-Reading, Step 4)
The Titanic: Lost and Found (Step-Into-Reading, Step 4)
Judy Donnelly

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Follow the Dream: The Story of Christopher Columbus
Follow the Dream: The Story of Christopher Columbus
Peter Sís

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National Geographic Kids Ultimate Weird But True 2: 1,000 Wild Wacky Facts Photos!
National Geographic Kids Ultimate Weird But True 2: 1,000 Wild Wacky Facts Photos!

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The Usborne Book of Explorers (From Columbus to Armstrong)
The Usborne Book of Explorers (From Columbus to Armstrong)
Struan Reid

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The Discovery of the Titanic
The Discovery of the Titanic
Robert D. Ballard

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Race to the South Pole
Race to the South Pole
Kate Messner

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A Picture Book of Lewis and Clark (Picture Book Biography)
A Picture Book of Lewis and Clark (Picture Book Biography)
David A. Adler

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Down, Down, Down: A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea
Down, Down, Down: A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea
Steve Jenkins

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Weird But True Gross: 300 Slimy, Sticky, and Smelly Facts
Weird But True Gross: 300 Slimy, Sticky, and Smelly Facts

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If You Decide to Go to the Moon
If You Decide to Go to the Moon
Faith McNulty

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DK Eyewitness Books: Universe
DK Eyewitness Books: Universe
Robin Kerrod

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Best-Kept Secrets of Italy
Best-Kept Secrets of Italy
Gordon Kerr

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Look Inside Our World
Look Inside Our World
Emily Bone

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Lewis and Clark (In Their Own Words)
Lewis and Clark (In Their Own Words)
George Sullivan

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Archeology
Archeology
Jane McIntosh

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You Wouldn't Want to Sail With Christopher Columbus!: Uncharted Waters You'd Rather Not Cross (You Wouldn't Want to)
You Wouldn't Want to Sail With Christopher Columbus!: Uncharted Waters You'd Rather Not Cross (You Wouldn't Want to)
Fiona MacDonald

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Götter, Gräber und Gelehrte: Roman der Archäologie
Götter, Gräber und Gelehrte: Roman der Archäologie
C.W. Ceram

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Adventure

NIV Adventure Bible
NIV Adventure Bible
Lawrence O. Richards

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The Very Lonely Firefly
The Very Lonely Firefly
Eric Carle

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Journey to the Center of the Earth
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Jules Verne

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Rendezvous With Rama
Rendezvous With Rama
Arthur C. Clarke

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The Caboose Who Got Loose
The Caboose Who Got Loose
Bill Peet

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Mouse Tales
Mouse Tales
Arnold Lobel

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Little Cloud (Picture Puffins)
Little Cloud (Picture Puffins)
Eric Carle

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The Brightest Night (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #5): A Graphix Book
The Brightest Night (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #5): A Graphix Book
Tui T. Sutherland

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Tuesday
Tuesday
David Wiesner

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On The Ocean Floor
On The Ocean Floor
Joanna Cole

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How to Catch a Unicorn
How to Catch a Unicorn
Adam Wallace

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Starlight
Starlight
Erin Hunter

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Journey
Journey
Aaron Becker

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Spot Goes to the Farm (Spot)
Spot Goes to the Farm (Spot)
Eric Hill

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Inside, Outside, Upside Down
Inside, Outside, Upside Down
Stan Berenstain

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Mike's Mystery
Mike's Mystery
Gertrude Chandler Warner

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Snow
Snow
Uri Shulevitz

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The Sun Trail
The Sun Trail
Erin Hunter

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Chester, the Worldly Pig
Chester, the Worldly Pig
Bill Peet

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Flotsam
Flotsam
David Wiesner

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Children's Literature

That's Not My Dinosaur (Touchy-Feely)
That's Not My Dinosaur (Touchy-Feely)
Fiona Watt

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How to Catch a Mermaid
How to Catch a Mermaid
Adam Wallace

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Mandie and the Secret Tunnel
Mandie and the Secret Tunnel
Lois Gladys Leppard

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Mitsumasa Anno

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Goldlilocks and the Three Bears
Goldlilocks and the Three Bears
Jan Brett

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Usborne LIft and Look Trains (Lift and Look Board Books)
Usborne LIft and Look Trains (Lift and Look Board Books)
Felicity Brooks

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Pete the Cat and the Treasure Map
Pete the Cat and the Treasure Map
James Dean

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Green
Green
Laura Vaccaro Seeger

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Pete the Cat's Train Trip
Pete the Cat's Train Trip
James Dean

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I Spy Fly Guy
I Spy Fly Guy
Tedd Arnold

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Bats at the Library
Bats at the Library
Brian Lies

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The Little Airplane (Lois Lenski Books)
The Little Airplane (Lois Lenski Books)
Lois Lenski

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Bear Sees Colors
Bear Sees Colors
Karma Wilson

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The Red Book
The Red Book
Barbara Lehman

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Where's Waldo? The Ultimate Travel Collection (Waldo)
Where's Waldo? The Ultimate Travel Collection (Waldo)
Martin Handford

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The Sailor Dog (A Little Golden Book)
The Sailor Dog (A Little Golden Book)
Margaret Wise Brown

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Chalk
Chalk
Bill Thomson

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Mr. Wuffles!
Mr. Wuffles!
David Wiesner

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One Fine Day
One Fine Day
Nonny Hogrogian

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Birds
Birds
Kevin Henkes

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Exploration

Inside The Earth
Inside The Earth
Joanna Cole

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Leif the Lucky
Leif the Lucky
Ingri d'Aulaire

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They All Saw a Cat
They All Saw a Cat
Brendan Wenzel

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Dinotopia: The World Beneath
Dinotopia: The World Beneath
James Gurney

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Congo / Sphere / Eaters of the Dead
Congo / Sphere / Eaters of the Dead
Michael Crichton

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Sam and Dave Dig a Hole
Sam and Dave Dig a Hole
Mac Barnett

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The Littles Take a Trip
The Littles Take a Trip
John Lawrence Peterson

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Little Owl's Night
Little Owl's Night
Divya Srinivasan

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The Adventures of Harold and the Purple Crayon
The Adventures of Harold and the Purple Crayon
Crockett Johnson

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Piggies
Piggies
Audrey Wood

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Seven Blind Mice
Seven Blind Mice
Ed Young

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That's Not My Train (Usborne Touchy-Feely Board Books)
That's Not My Train (Usborne Touchy-Feely Board Books)
Fiona Watt

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Where's Bluey?: A Search-And-Find Book
Where's Bluey?: A Search-And-Find Book
Penguin Young Readers Licenses

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Time Traveler
Time Traveler
Judy Hindley

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Cuidado com o dinossauro!
Cuidado com o dinossauro!
Rosie Greening

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Duck & Goose
Duck & Goose
Tad Hills

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Explorer Academy: The Nebula Secret
Explorer Academy: The Nebula Secret
Trudi Trueit

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Eric Carle's Dragons, Dragons
Eric Carle's Dragons, Dragons
Eric Carle

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Bird & Squirrel on the Run
Bird & Squirrel on the Run
James Burks

from $4.39

The Great Big Room
The Great Big Room
Judd Winick

from $5.79

Friendship

Danny and the Dinosaur
Danny and the Dinosaur
Syd Hoff

from $3.59

We're Going On A Leaf Hunt
We're Going On A Leaf Hunt
Steve Metzger

from $3.59

The Diamond of Darkhold
The Diamond of Darkhold
Jeanne DuPrau

from $4.19

Mortimer's Christmas Manger
Mortimer's Christmas Manger
Karma Wilson

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Three Young Pilgrims
Three Young Pilgrims
Cheryl Harness

from $4.39

Duck! Rabbit!
Duck! Rabbit!
Tom Lichtenheld

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The Color Kittens
The Color Kittens
Margaret Wise Brown

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Weather
Weather
Brian Cosgrove

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Drachenreiter
Drachenreiter
Cornelia Funke

from $3.59

Midnight on the Moon (Magic Tree House, #8)
Midnight on the Moon (Magic Tree House, #8)
Mary Pope Osborne

from $3.59

The Golden Egg Book
The Golden Egg Book
Margaret Wise Brown

from $3.59

Vidia and the Fairy Crown (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))
Vidia and the Fairy Crown (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))
Laura Driscoll

from $4.49

Dawnshard
Dawnshard
Brandon Sanderson

from $12.09

Sam and the Firefly
Sam and the Firefly
P.D. Eastman

from $3.89

Not Quite Narwhal
Not Quite Narwhal
Jessie Sima

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The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall
The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall
Anne McCaffrey

from $4.59

The City of Ember: The Graphic Novel
The City of Ember: The Graphic Novel
Jeanne DuPrau

from $6.19

Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe

from $4.19

In the Realm of the Never Fairies: The Secret World of Pixie Hollow (Disney Fairies)
In the Realm of the Never Fairies: The Secret World of Pixie Hollow (Disney Fairies)
Walt Disney Company

from $7.29

The Search for Treasure
The Search for Treasure
Geronimo Stilton

from $4.69

Imagination

A Boy, a Dog, and a Frog
A Boy, a Dog, and a Frog
Mercer Mayer

from $5.29

Snow
Snow
Roy McKie

from $3.59

How I Learned to Fly
How I Learned to Fly
R.L. Stine

from $4.39

Baby Bear Sees Blue
Baby Bear Sees Blue
Ashley Wolff

from $4.19

Gregory's Shadow
Gregory's Shadow
Don Freeman

from $4.89

Chugga-Chugga Choo-Choo
Chugga-Chugga Choo-Choo
Kevin Lewis

from $4.09

Thrilling Tales from the Tree House
Thrilling Tales from the Tree House
Max Brallier

from $5.99

Zoom
Zoom
Istvan Banyai

from $4.89

The Berenstain Bears on the Moon (Bright & Early Books)
The Berenstain Bears on the Moon (Bright & Early Books)
Jan Berenstain

from $4.89

The Gryphon: In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin & Sabine Is Rediscovered
The Gryphon: In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin & Sabine Is Rediscovered
Nick Bantock

from $6.19

Moon: A Peek-Through Picture Book
Moon: A Peek-Through Picture Book
Britta Teckentrup

from $6.39

Bunny's Noisy Book
Bunny's Noisy Book
Margaret Wise Brown

from $3.59

I Love Dad with the Very Hungry Caterpillar
I Love Dad with the Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle

from $4.69

Gilberto and the Wind
Gilberto and the Wind
Marie Hall Ets

from $3.69

Big Egg (Step-Into-Reading, Step 1)
Big Egg (Step-Into-Reading, Step 1)
Molly Coxe

from $4.69

Richard Scarry's Hop Aboard! Here We Go!
Richard Scarry's Hop Aboard! Here We Go!
Richard Scarry

from $4.99

The Golden Key
The Golden Key
George MacDonald

from $7.19

Katie in London
Katie in London
James Mayhew

from $4.69

The Eye Book
The Eye Book
Theo LeSieg

from $3.59

Scribble Stones
Scribble Stones
Diane Alber

from $6.39

Commonalities of Books on Discovery: - Many books involve a journey or adventure - A number of books are geared towards children and use colorful illustrations - Several books explore the natural world and its wonders - Some books feature historical accounts of famous explorers and their expeditions - There are also fictional stories that involve discovery, such as discovering magical worlds or uncovering mysteries - A few books focus on science fiction elements, such as space travel - Animals are often featured in these stories, either as companions on journeys or as main characters themselves.

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