Kristin Petrie

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1) Wombats

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Petrie, Kristin

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Explore the wombat's appearance, habitat, diet, life cycle, and predators.

2) Aye-ayes

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Petrie, Kristin

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Learn about these noctural creatures that live in Madagascar.

3) Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

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Petrie, Kristin

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Traces the life and accomplishments of Spanish explorer and conquistador, Francisco Vásquez de Coronado, who led a major expedition from Mexico through what is now the southwestern United States.

4) Hernán Cortés

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Petrie, Kristin

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An introduction to the life of Hernando Cortés, the Spanish explorer who discovered Baja California and explored the Pacific coast of Mexico, but who is best remembered for conquering the Aztec Empire.

5) John C. Frémont

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Petrie, Kristin

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A biography of the nineteenth-century soldier, politician, and explorer whose many expeditions helped open up the American West to settlers.