Great Explorers of the WorldAge Level: 11–up Grade Level: 6–up Each biography serves as an introduction and overview of the life and accomplishments of a famous explorer and how these accomplishments have affected the world and history. These titles also discuss how each explorer impacted the lives of the native peoples and how this contact has survived/evolved over time. Empowers young people with knowledge that will be useful for reports Contains illustrations of the explorer, other relevant images, and primary source documents Color maps help students understand the explorer's world Exciting accounts draw in not just the report writer, but also the casual reader Supports the Social Studies curriculum6 ½” x 9 1/4” 112pp. Illus. with color and black-and-white photographs and illustrations Contains a facts page, chapter notes, a further reading list, and an index Spring 2009 Page 1 of 212 Captain Cook Great Explorer of the Pacific Stephen Feinstein Looking out from his ship, Captain James Cook saw a field of ice disappearing into the horizon. Cook and his crew had crossed the Antarctic Circle in search of a mythical Southern Continent, but could proceed no farther...Read More Buying Options ISBN: 978-1-59845-102-3 Binding: Library Bound BookList Price: $34.93Discount Price: $26.20 LL Loading… Columbus Opening Up the New World Stephen Feinstein On October 12, 1492, after five weeks of sailing on the Atlantic Ocean, a lookout aboard the PINTA, one of Christopher Columbus's three ships, spotted land. This biography tells the story of how Columbus sailed the Atlantic Ocean four times and claimed several Caribbean islands for the Spanish crown...Read More Buying Options ISBN: 978-1-59845-101-6 Binding: Library Bound BookList Price: $35.93Discount Price: $26.95 LL Loading… Cortés Conquering the Powerful Aztec Empire Carl R. Green On November 8, 1519, Hernán Cortés entered the magnificent Aztec city of Tenochtitlán in present-day Mexico. The stone city had intricately structured canals, bridges, and floating gardens. However, Cortés had not come to the city to admire its beauty...Read More Buying Options ISBN: 978-1-59845-099-6 Binding: Library Bound BookList Price: $35.93Discount Price: $26.95 LL Loading… Henry Hudson Discoverer of the Hudson River Jeff C. Young Early seventeenth-century British explorer Henry Hudson led four separate voyages in search of a Northwest passage to the Orient. He and his crew survived drastic conditions, traded with American Indians, met Inuit, and sailed closer to the North Pole than any explorer before Hudson...Read More Buying Options ISBN: 978-1-59845-123-8 Binding: Library Bound BookList Price: $35.93Discount Price: $26.95 LL Loading… Hernando de Soto Spanish Conquistador in the Americas Jeff C. Young Hernando de Soto, a brave leader, a skilled fighter and an excellent strategist, was the first European to discover the Mississippi River. De Soto first sailed to the New World in 1514, where he became the first governor of Panama and gained fame helping conquer the rest of Central America...Read More Buying Options ISBN: 978-1-59845-104-7 Binding: Library Bound BookList Price: $35.93Discount Price: $26.95 LL Loading… La Salle French Explorer of the Mississippi David Aretha René-Robert Cavelier, known as Sieur de La Salle, was the first European explorer to traverse the entire Mississippi River to its mouth at the Gulf of Mexico. Originally groomed for the priesthood in France, La Salle would journey through America on five separate expeditions...Read More Buying Options ISBN: 978-1-59845-098-9 Binding: Library Bound BookList Price: $35.93Discount Price: $26.95 LL Loading… Page 1 of 212 Loading… Loading… Loading... Library Bound Book: List Price: $430.16 Discount Price: $322.65 + Add to wish list Please log in Log in or register to create a wish list. Login or Register Loading…