Christopher Columbus
Examines the life of Christopher Columbus, the fifteenth-century Italian explorer who is credited with discovering the New World while trying to reach India by sailing west.
920
year: 2005
copies: 9
call number/section: 920
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1492
An account of Columbus's voyage links descriptions of life in various countries in fifteenth-century Europe with those of life among various Indians in the New World.
909
year: 1992
copies: 7
call number/section: 909
lexile:
subjects: columbus, christopher, fifteenth century, indians, renaissance, world history, america [X]
Coronado; Explorer Of The Southwest
A brief biography of the Spanish explorers who led an expedition into the American Southwest in search of Gran Quivira and the seven cities of Cibola.
920
year: 1974
copies: 3
call number/section: 920
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Young Christopher Columbus
An easy-to-read biography of the famous explorer who became one of the first people to sail to America.
920
year: 1992
copies: 14
call number/section: 920
lexile: 560
European Conquest
Profiles six European conquests, including the conquest over the Caribbean Islands, the Central Valley of Mexico, the Andes and Western South America, and the Amazon Basin.
972
year: 1995
copies: 4
call number/section: 972
lexile:
subjects: indians, indians of mexico, indians of south america, native americans, mexico, peru, america [X]
Christopher Columbus
Presents the life of the fifteenth-century explorer and how he came to discover the New World.
920
year: 1995
copies: 14
call number/section: 920
lexile: 320
Columbus
A brief biography of the Italian weaver's son who never achieved his dream of finding a trade route to India, but in pursuing it opened the door to the New World.
920
year: 1988
copies: 4
call number/section: 920
lexile:
Leif Ericson
A brief account of the life and discoveries of the Norse explorer who became one of the first white men to visit America.
920
year: 1988
copies: 6
call number/section: 920
lexile:
Coronado
A brief biography of the Spanish explorer who led an expedition into the American Southwest in search of seven cities of gold.
920
year: 1988
copies: 3
call number/section: 920
lexile:
Columbus; Discoverer Of The New World
A brief biography of the Italian weaver's son who never achieved his dream of finding a trade route to India but in pursuing it opened the door to the New World.
973.15
year: 1974
copies: 3
call number/section: 973.15
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The Discovery Of The Americas
Discusses both hypothetical and historical voyages of discovery to America by the Phoenicians, Saint Brendan of Ireland, the Vikings, and such later European navigators as Columbus, Cabot, and Magellan.
917.04
year: 1992
copies: 50
call number/section: 917.04
lexile: 1110
subjects: america [X]
De Soto
A biography of the wealthy Spanish explorer who became the first white man to cross the Mississippi.
920
year: 1988
copies: 5
call number/section: 920
lexile:
subjects: soto, hernando de, de soto, hernando, de soto, hernando, 1500 (ca.), explorers, america [X]
Champlain
A biography of the French explorer who founded Quebec, discovered Lake Champlain, and was called the Father of New France.
920
year: 1988
copies: 7
call number/section: 920
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Christopher Columbus' Second Marvelous Voyage
Relates the events of Columbus' second voyage, focusing on the arrival of pigs in the New World.
920
year: 1991
copies: 4
call number/section: 920
lexile:
Francis Drake
Describes the life and adventures of the seaman who was the first Englishman to sail around the world.
920
year: 1992
copies: 2
call number/section: 920
lexile: