Geography

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Contains USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) topographic maps, NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) nautical and aeronautical charts and aerial photographs. Search by place name, zip code, map/chart name or number or latitude and longitude.

Historic USGS Maps of New York

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The image map showing the State of NewYork includes a grid marked off in 15 minute increments. Each rectangle points to a web page that lists the available images for this quadrangle. For any particular date, there will most often be four images because the maps were scanned as four sections. Each image is typically 2 megabytes, so download times are likely to be slow. The size was chosen to maintain an acceptable level of detail.

Grey blocks indicate areas where no map is available.

How the States Got Their Shapes

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Copies: 1

Learn about how our state borders were created and what is behind their definitions. This historical novel is an engaging and informative look at the geography of the United States of America.

Find the companion DVD here: How the States Got Their Shapes DVD

Author:

Mark Stein

Joseph Campbell and The Power of Myth with Bill Moyers (2012)

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Twenty-five years ago, renowned scholar Joseph Campbell sat down with veteran journalist Bill Moyers for a series of interviews that became one of the most enduringly popular programs ever aired on PBS.

Grade Level:

Middle

High

Length:

05:44

Joseph Campbell and The Power of Myth with Bill Moyers

Wild China (2008)

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China is one of the oldest civilizations on Earth, and for the first time in almost a century, it is opening up to the world. This landmark series gains unprecedented access to the most enigmatic of countries and reveals a land of astonishing natural complexity, breathtaking landscapes, rare and surprising wildlife, and colorful people.

Grade Level:

Elementary

Middle

High

Length:

05:00

The King's Fifth (Unabridged)

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While awaiting trial for murder and withholding from the king the obligatory fifth of the gold found in Cibola, Esteban, a 17-year-old cartographer, recalls his adventures with a band of conquistadors.

Author:

Scott O'Dell

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

840L

Length:

07:55

A Walk in the Woods (Abridged Nonfiction)

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"Not long after I moved with my family to a small town in New Hampshire, I happened upon a path that vanished into a wood on the edge of town." So begins Bill Bryson's hilarious book, A Walk in the Woods.

Author:

Bill Bryson

Grade Level:

High

Lexile:

1210L

Length:

05:59

A Walk in the Woods (Abridged Nonfiction)

Into the Wild (Unabridged)

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In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. His name was Christopher Johnson McCandless. He had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, burned all the cash in his wallet, and invented a new life for himself.

Author:

Jon Krakauer

Grade Level:

High

Lexile:

1270L

Length:

07:06

Fish (Unabridged)

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My story starts the day that my parents told me we must leave our adopted home forever. Because of the soldiers and the drought, we barely had enough to eat and we could no longer stay to help the people in our village.

Author:

L.S. Matthews

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

980L

Length:

03:13

A Dog for Life (Unabridged)

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You've maybe heard the story about how John Hawkins "ran away with his pet dog." But the truth is that John and Mouse left to save Tom, and that Mouse is much more than just an ordinary dog.

Author:

L.S. Matthews

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

910L

Length:

03:47

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Joseph Campbell and The Power of Myth with Bill Moyers (2012)

Wild China (2008)

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