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"Wynn and Jack have been best friends since freshman orientation, bonded by their shared love of mountains, books, and fishing. Wynn is a gentle giant, a Vermont kid never happier than when his feet are in the water. Jack is more rugged, raised on a ranch in Colorado where sleeping under the stars and cooking on a fire came as naturally to him as breathing. When they decide to canoe the Maskwa River in northern Canada, they anticipate long days of...
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Anna Pigeon mysteries volume 18
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Anna Pigeon, a ranger for the U.S. Park Services, sets off on vacation--an autumn canoe trip in the Iron Range in upstate Minnesota. With Anna is her friend Heath, a paraplegic; Heath's fifteen-year-old daughter, Elizabeth; Leah, a wealthy designer of outdoor equipment; and her daughter, Katie, who is thirteen. For Heath and Leah, this is a shakedown cruise to test a new cutting-edge line of camping equipment. The equipment, designed by Leah, will...
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IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 3
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Years ago, a man disappeared from the yellow house on Surprise Island. Why? The Aldens have found a clue to the mystery! Adapted from Gertrude Chandler Warner's story of the same name, this new version introduces young readers to a Boxcar Children classic.
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Kayaking and canoeing are among the most exciting ways to explore a river or a lake. This book will give students all the information that they need to plan their very own outdoor kayaking or canoeing adventure, from tips on gear to step-by-step instructions for maneuvering their craft.
6) Canoeing
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IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
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"Engaging images accompany information about canoeing. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
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The 30th Anniversary of the classic “Expedition Canoeing” has long been considered the premier guide to canoeing and exploring North America's waterways. This edition expertly details everything you need to know about paddling the continent's wild rivers.
Outdoors writer and wilderness canoe guide Cliff Jacobson draws on his thirty-plus years of river running to give you sound advice, fresh new ideas, and advanced techniques for canoeing in the...
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W.W. Norton & Company
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[2019]
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On the morning of her seventieth birthday, Georgianna Grove receives an unexpected letter that calls her back to Missing Lake, Wisconsin, where her mother was murdered sixty- six years earlier. Georgie's father had confessed to the murder the next morning and was carted off to a state penitentiary. Haunted by the night that took both her parents away and determined to unearth the truth, Georgie takes her reluctant family on what will become a dangerous...
12) Trout summer
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 7
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A sister and brother spend a largely unsupervised summer in a cabin near a river, where they befriend an elderly man with much to teach them and where they try to come to terms with their parents' failing marriage and make decisions about their own futures.
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In Fifty Places to Paddle Before You Die, the newest addition to the Fifty Places series, Chris Santella explores the best destinations for the diverse sport of paddling. The book features the world's top spots for kayaking, rafting, canoeing, and stand-up paddleboarding. Destinations include the Grand Canyon, Alaska's Kenai Peninsula, Baja California, Indonesia's Komodo Islands, and the Antarctic Peninsula, as recommended by paddling experts. Compelling...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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"Canoeing and kayaking are awesome activities for wilderness enthusiasts. Readers will love learning about the history and mechanics behind these wilderness activities. This book discusses where to go, what to pack, and how to paddle when you go canoeing or kayaking. Readers will enjoy sidebars and fun facts about canoeing and kayaking, as well as vibrant full-color photographs that will bring them up close to the action. This book will inspire readers...
17) Canoeing
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"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to canoeing. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
18) River
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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A woman in a canoe takes the reader on a journey down the Hudson River, from its source, a lake in the Adirondack Mountains, to the point where it flows into the Atlantic Ocean at New York City. Includes a note on the history of the Hudson River.
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"The nation's rivers connect mountains to sea, communities to natural places, and people to wildlife. America's Wild & Scenic River system recognizes these values. Paddling America provides descriptions for paddling and exploring 50 Wild and Scenic Rivers across the country. Woven throughout the river descriptions will be small anecdotal sidebars touching on the history of the Wild & Scenic Rivers Act, the adventurers themselves, and tips for paddling....
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Pennsylvania is a paddler's heaven and one of America's most blessed states when it comes to total miles of rivers and streams. Add in its many lakes, and there is quite simply all kinds and manner of waters where you can set out in a canoe, kayak, or raft. Paddling Pennsylvania describes the best and most accessible routes-fifty classics in all, from Lake Erie's Presque Isle lagoons to the Allegheny River, from the Susquehanna to the Delaware. Carefully...