Who was Christopher Columbus? / by Bonnie Bader ; illustrated by Nancy Harrison.
Material type: TextSeries: Who was-- ?Publisher: New York : Grosset & Dunlap ; An Imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., [2013]Copyright date: ©2013Description: 106 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0448463334 (paperback)
- 0448465884 (hardback)
- 9780448463339 (paperback)
- 9780448465883 (hardback)
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Biography | Columbus C. B134 | Checked out | 05/03/2024 | 33111007232370 | |||
Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Biography | Columbus C. B134 | Checked out | 05/31/2024 | 33111005215435 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Learn all about Christopher Columbus' early life at sea, which led him to seek fortune by sailing west in hopes of creating new trade routes with the Indies. Kids will read about why he called himself the "Great Admirald of the Seas" and learn of all his struggles to find finacial support for his voyage.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Who was Christopher Columbus? -- An explorer is born -- Mapping the world -- Waiting and more waiting -- On the ocean sea -- Land ho! -- Shipwreck! -- On the sea again -- A third try -- Last try -- Timelines.
Offers insight into the historical events that prompted Columbus' efforts to establish new trade routes to the Indies, his struggles to obtain financial support for his voyages, and the important discoveries that caused him to become known as the "Great Admiral of the Seas."