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This is the cover of the book Dampier wrote about his first trip around the world.
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Book Cover for Dampier's Account of his First Trip Around the World

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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What is a Coral Reef? Middle School

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As soon as Dampier set foot in Australia, he began making observations and collecting specimens of plants, which he carefully pressed between the pages of books to be studied by the “ingenious” and “curious” upon his return to England. As Dampier conducted his investigations, his artist made detailed sketches like these.
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Australian Plants

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An albatross soars over the ocean.
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Is It Love? Why Some Ocean Animals (Sort Of) Mate For Life

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Consequences of Arctic Climate Change

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a group of men in kayaks
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A Kayak's Origin Story

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A map of the early European whaling site at Hare Harbor in Quebec, Canada
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Archaeologists Investigate an Early Whaling Community

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a red and white fish illustration
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Kako Morita: Bridging Art and Science Through Natural History Illustrations

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Two of the 38th Voyagers sing on board the Charles W. Morgan as it travels to ports throughout New England.
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Singing Shanties on the Charles W. Morgan

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Satellite view of Earth.
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Earth Day, Spawned from the Sea

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A sailing canoe sits in a Tahitian bay, surrounded by crowds of onlookers, and several smaller canoes full of people there to celebrate the occasion.
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Hōkūleʻa is welcomed in Tahiti in 1976

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King Manuel of Portugal rides a sea creature
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Political Props

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