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Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus Stephen Krensky A simple account of Christopher Columbus' first voyage to America. OL115748W
America in the time of Columbus America in the time of Columbus Sally Senzell Isaacs Uses the life of Christopher Columbus as a backdrop to present the history of people in America from the time the Native Americans arrived until 1585. OL121651W
Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus Peter Roop Recounts the life story of the noted explorer, including excerpts from his own writings. OL15022661W
Let's read about-- Christopher Columbus Let's read about-- Christopher Columbus Kimberly A. Weinberger A simple biography of the Italian explorer who became the first European to discover the West Indies islands in three historic voyages sponsored by Spain's monarchy. OL16233654W
Celebrating Columbus Day Celebrating Columbus Day Elaine Landau "Read about Christopher Columbus, the discovery of America and how we celebrate this famous explorer"-- OL16703310W
Christopher Columbus And The Age Of Exploration For Kids With 21 Activities Christopher Columbus And The Age Of Exploration For Kids With 21 Activities Ronald A. Reis xiii, 145 pages : 22 x 28 cm OL17419742W
Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus Jessica Sarah Gunderson,Timothy J. Griffin "Explores the life of Christopher Columbus through his exploration of the New World"--Provided by publisher. OL18155858W
Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus Tanya Larkin Brief text and illustrations chronicle the life, voyages, and discoveries of the intrepid explorer. OL19131273W
A journey with Christopher Columbus A journey with Christopher Columbus Stuart A. Kallen pages cm OL19721161W
1493 for Young People 1493 for Young People Rebecca Stefoff,Charles C. Mann,Charles Mann,James Fouhey,Rebecca Stefoff Charles C. Mann "1493 for Young People by Charles C. Mann tells the gripping story of globalization through travel, trade, colonization, and migration from its beginnings in the fifteenth century to the present. How… OL21102856W
Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus Martin Howard Christopher Columbus, As the explorer who took three small boats across the Atlantic and found an undiscovered continent, he was a hero. OL24701797W
Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus Arlene Bourgeois Molzahn Discusses the life of Christopher Columbus, with an emphasis on his career as an explorer. OL2675387W
Follow the Dream Follow the Dream Peter Sís In a pictorial retelling, Christopher Columbus overcomes a number of obstacles to fulfill his dream of sailing west to find a new route to the Orient OL274855W
1492 1492 Piero Ventura 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. OL3459878W
Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus Piero Ventura A brief biography of Christopher Columbus highlighting his ocean voyages and discovery of new lands. OL3459880W
Three Ships for Columbus Three Ships for Columbus Alex Haley,Thomas Sperling,Eve Spencer Three Ships For Columbus describes some of the difficulties that Christopher Columbus faced on his first voyage to the New World and what he found at the journey’s end. With a crew of about ninety… OL4287260W
You wouldn't want to sail with Christopher Columbus! You wouldn't want to sail with Christopher Columbus! Fiona MacDonald Uses humor in both text and illustrations to describe what it would require to launch a voyage of discovery, what shipboard life would be like, and what the rewards would be using the voyages of Colu… OL487592W
Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus Robin S. Doak A biography profiling the life of the fifteenth-century explorer Christopher Columbus, who opened up the Americas to the Europeans. Includes source notes and timeline. OL5703007W
The journey of Columbus The journey of Columbus Lilly, Melinda. Briefly presents Christopher Columbus's 1492 journey from Spain into the unknown. OL57922W
Columbus; discoverer of the New World Columbus; discoverer of the New World Matthew G. Grant 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. OL7201421W
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