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Explorers of the New World [electronic resource] : discover the golden age of exploration / Carla Mooney ; illustrated by Tom Casteel.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mooney, Carla, 1970-
- Series:
- "Build it yourself" series.
- "Build it yourself" series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Explorers--Juvenile literature.
- Explorers.
- Explorers--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- Discoveries in geography--Juvenile literature.
- Discoveries in geography.
- Handicraft--Juvenile literature.
- Handicraft.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 120 p. : ill., maps.
- Place of Publication:
- White River Junction, Vt. : Nomad Press, 2011.
- Summary:
- "Explorers of the New World: Discover the Golden Age of Exploration" offers a fascinating look at the explorers and their voyages during the Age of Exploration and Discovery. Readers ages 9-12 can 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. Discover how the adventures of a few people 500 years ago changed world history..."--P. [4] of cover.
- Contents:
- Timeline
- Exploring in the age of discovery
- Searching for a water route to Asia
- Voyage to the New World : Christopher Columbus
- Searching for the Northwest Passage : John Cabot
- Circling the globe : Ferdinand Magellan
- The Spanish Conquistadors
- Journeys inland.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-936749-91-2
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