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Just clarifying here. You need to read an entire site in each of the continents to get the extra recognition. I see just one task when you'll need 2 sites totalling 6 tasks.
Books mentioned in this topic
Eiffel's Tower and the World's Fair: Where Buffalo Bill Beguiled Paris, the Artists Quarreled, and Thomas Edison Became a Count (other topics)Condi: The Condoleezza Rice Story (other topics)
The Quebec Affair (other topics)
The Sweet Life in Paris: Delicious Adventures in the World's Most Glorious - and Perplexing - City (other topics)
Chasing Paris (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Bette Greene (other topics)Arthur Golden (other topics)
Antonia Felix (other topics)
Jen Carter (other topics)
Christoph Heinrich (other topics)
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Challenges: Year Long > Jackie's 2016 Geocaching Challenge
YLTO Annual Geocaching Challenge
January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016 (starting March 2016)
Completed 1/12
Six continents (as defined by YLTO's standards)
√ 1. North America
2. South America
√ 3. Europe
4. Africa
√ 5. Asia (mainland)
√ 6. Australia (includes islands south of mainland Asia)
NORTH AMERICA
Canada:
c. Historic District of Old Québec
- read a book set in Quebec The Quebec Affair by Robert Penbrooke
- read about immigrants coming to the new world (could be historical fiction or nonfiction) A People's History of Quebec by Jacques Lacoursiere
- Take home item - French Food: Read a book that has French food it in (bring home a taste of old France). The Sweet Life in Paris: Delicious Adventures in the World's Most Glorious - and Perplexing - City by David Lebovitz
EUROPE
France:
a. Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche
- Read a book set in France Chasing Paris by Jen Carter
- Read a book about painting Monet by Christoph Heinrich
- Take Home Item: - Piece of Charcoal: Read a book with a dark grey or black cover (70%) Eiffel's Tower: And the World's Fair Where Buffalo Bill Beguiled Paris, the Artists Quarreled, and Thomas Edison Became a Count by Jill Jonnes
ASIA
Japan:
a. Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)
- Read a book set in Japan Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
√ - Read a book set in wartime (any war) Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene READ 5/26/16
- Take Home Item – Dove: Read a book in which a dove is on the cover, or in the title/subtitle The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman
AUSTRAILIA/SOUTH SEA ISLANDS
Philippines:
a. Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras
- Read a book set in the Philippines Ilustrado by Miguel Syjuco
- Read a book in which agriculture is a significant theme The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
- Take Home Item – Grain of Rice: Read a book with the word “Rice” in the title, or the author’s name. Condi: The Condoleezza Rice Story by Antonia Felix
EXTRA TASKS
Completed 0/6
SOUTH AMERICA
Brazil:
a. Iguaçu National Park
- Read a book set in Brazil
- Read a book with that has a waterfall on the cover or in the story
- Take Home Item – Rainbow: Read a book with a rainbow on the cover.
AFRICA
Kenya:
a. Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley
- Read a book set in Kenya
- Read a book set near a lake
- Take Home Item – Flamingo Feather: Read a book with the word flamingo in the title, a flamingo on the cover, or the cover is predominantly hot pink (70%).