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Annotation:A brief introduction to the life and accomplishments of the Norwegian explorer Leif Eriksson.
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Annotation:This beautifully illustrated book reveals the full range of Viking life and culture and their notable accomplishments as skilled craftsmen, hardworking farmers, prosperous merchants, and explorers.
Annotation:Christopher Columbus made the voyage that, for better and worse, changed history.
Annotation:Discusses Cartier's voyage of Canada.
Annotation:Examines the life of Viking explorer Leif Eriksson, including his explorations, his discovery of North America, and his legacy in American history.
Annotation:Discusses how Corondo's quest for the seven cities of gold led to the Southwest.
Annotation:For a long time, most people believed that Christopher Columbus was the first explorer to 'discover' America--the first to make a successful round-trip voyage across the Atlantic. But in recent years, as new evidence has come to light, our understanding of history has changed. We know now that Columbus was among the last explorers to reach the Americas, not the first.
Annotation:Examines the great wave of European exploration during the fifteenth century which resulted in more accurate maps.
Annotation:Follow in the footsteps of explorers from 2500 B.C. to the present.
Annotation:Everyone knows who Marco Polo and Christopher Columbus were. But do they know that Christopher Columbus owned a copy of Polo's book The Travels of Marco Polo, full of Columbus's own handwritten notes that served as inspiration and research for his famous journey?
Annotation:The 27,000 Mile Voyage of Vasco Da Gama
Annotation:A biography of the man who explored the St. Lawrence, Ohio, Illinois, and Mississippi rivers, and who claimed America's heartland for King Louis XIV and France.
Annotation:Presents the history of the Native Americans from earliest times through the arrival of the first Europeans.
Annotation:Profiles the life and adventures of Daniel Boone; chronicling his childhood in Pennsylvania, service in the French and Indian War, journey across the Appalachians, and settlement of Boonesboro, Kentucky; and includes illustrations, maps, and primary source quotations.
Annotation:Hart and Mantell lead kids on a wonderful, enlightening journey about truth, brotherhood, humanity, wealth, freedom, and discovery.
Annotation:Surveys the lives and adventures of Black explorers who helped discover new worlds.
Annotation:Francisco Pizarro conquered the Inca Empire, consisting of 4 million people, with only 200 men and 60 horses. With a combination of trickery, treachery, and brutality, he then went on to plunder the Inca's riches and exploit the people for his own gain.
Annotation:An account of the journey across the unexplored territory west of the Mississippi River undertaken by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in the early eighteen hundreds by order of President Jefferson.
Annotation:Concise and interesting accounts of the men and women who have explored our world--and beyond.
Annotation:The Vikings, Columbus, Cabot, Balboa, Ponce de Leon, Cortes, Cartier, Coronado--from 1000 to the 1540s, Europeans explorers were making a mad dash to the Americas. They claimed they had "discovered" a "New World."
Annotation:Offers a fascinating look at the explorers and their voyages during the Age of Exploration and Discovery. Delve into the expeditions of Vasco da Gama, Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, John Cabot, Hernán Cortés, and more. Using common household items and minimal supervision, kids enjoy 22 hands-on activities to help them learn about these legendary explorers and their voyages.
Annotation:Explains how the voyages of Columbus, Cabot, Ponce De Leon, and other European explorers to the American continents were the result of mistakes, accidents, and misses and discusses the explorers' cruel treatment of native peoples.
Annotation:Discover how the greatest explorers in history plunged into the unknown and boldly pieced together the picture of the world we have today. With the help of masterful cross sections, dramatic storytelling, and sidebars that highlight key concepts, places, and technology, readers explore fourteen historic journeys.
Annotation:Cultures Collide begins its story with a mistake; but the mistake was made by Christopher Columbus. When Columbus sailed to find trade routes to Asia, he landed in the Americas instead, discovering a "new world." But this new world wasn't new to everyone.
Annotation:The English explorer charted the North American coast from North Carolina to Newfoundland.
Annotation:This Italian explorer became the first European since the Vikings to reach the North American mainland.
Annotation:While searching for the fountain of youth, Ponce de Leon became the first European to reach what is now the state of Florida.
Annotation:Traces the exploration of America from the arrival of Asian hunters in Alaska more than 15,000 years ago to the English and French settlers in the early 1600s.
Annotation:Introduces the lives, actions, and impact of the Spanish explorers of the Americas, who were known as the conquistadors.
Annotation:A biography of Portuguese Ferdinand Magellan, the man who discovered the Americas for the rulers of Spain.
Annotation:An account of the travels of Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca through Texas and Mexico from 1528 through 1536, looking particularly at his relations with the native people with whom he shared his journeys.
Annotation:Did a number of explorers discover the New World long before Christopher Columbus staked his claim in 1492? Explore the possibility that the Chinese, Japanese, Polynesians, Norse, Welsh, Irish, Ancient Hebrews, and the Solutreans all made it to the Americas earlier than Columbus. Rebuild the ships, trace the routes, test the artifacts, and analyze blood evidence to finally learn the answer to one of the greatest mysteries of all time: who really discovered America?
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A collection of non-fiction materials about Explorers of the Americas for students in grades 5 and 6. The library has already-prepared Buckets of Books on this topic that you can check out. The Buckets contain books similar to those on the list (though not every title is exactly the same) plus a teacher's guide. To see the list of Buckets, go to: http://web.multcolib.org/educators/school-corps/bucket-books .
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