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Juan Ponce de Leon and the search for the Fountain of Youth
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Daniel E. Harmon |
A biography of the Spanish explorer and governor of Cuba, who attempted to find the Fountain of Youth in the New World. |
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Juan Ponce de Leon and the discovery of Florida
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Sandra Wallus Sammons |
A biography of the explorer responsible for discovering Florida. |
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Morning Girl
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Michael Dorris |
Morning Girl, who loves the day, and her younger brother Star Boy, who loves the night, take turns describing their life on an island in pre-Columbian America; in Morning Girl's last narrative, she w… |
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Coronado's Golden Quest
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Michael Eagle,Alex Haley,Barbara Weisberg |
Coronado’s Golden Quest describes Coronado’s search for gold in the Southwest and his interaction with the Natives residing there.
The first Europeans to explore the American Southwest were Spanis… |
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Christopher Columbus
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Bonnie Szumski |
Presents different viewpoints on the importance of Columbus in the discovery of America. Includes critical thinking activities to help the reader recognize stereotypes. |
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Hernán Cortés
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Thomas Streissguth |
An introduction to the life of sixteenth-century Spanish explorer Hernando Cortés, who conquered the Aztec Empire of Mexico. |
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Christopher Columbus
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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. |
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The journey of Columbus
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Lilly, Melinda. |
Briefly presents Christopher Columbus's 1492 journey from Spain into the unknown. |
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