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Author
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap ; An Imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Christopher Columbus...A boy who dreamed of sailing to faraway places...The captain of the Santa Maria, which was wrecked on a coral reef...An explorer who found the New World and never knew it!
2) Columbus
Author
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Born in 1451 in the seafaring nation of Genoa in northern Italy, Christopher Columbus grew up watching ships sail into the harbor loaded with riches from Egypt, Spain, England, and Belgium. Columbus was convinced that he could gain gold, silk, ivory, and much personal wealth for himself if he were to sail west from Europe to the east and trade with China and India. To achieve financial and political support for his dream, he lobbied various European...
Author
Series
Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Why did Columbus want to reach the New World, and was he the first to cross the Atlantic Ocean? What was life like on one of his ships? What did America look like before Columbus arrived? How did Columbus treat the native people? The engaging story of Columbus's voyage and the effect his arrival had on the native people will fascinate kids" --
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