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Publisher

Chelsea House Publishers

Pub. Date

c2000

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1

Physical Desc

63 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

A biography of the Italian explorer who, in the fifteenth century, became the first European to discover the West Indies islands, located below the southernmost tip of the United States, in three historic voyages sponsored by Spain's monarchy.

2) Daniel Boone and the exploration of the frontier

Author

Kozar, Richard

Series

Publisher

Chelsea House Publishers

Pub. Date

c2000

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 1

Physical Desc

63 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

Presents a biography of the legendary frontiersman who explored Kentucky and the route to the West leading to American expansion of the United States.

3) Ferdinand Magellan and the first voyage around the world

Author

Series

Publisher

Chelsea House

Pub. Date

c2000

Physical Desc

63 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

Presents a biography of the daring Portuguese sea captain who commanded the first expedition that sailed around the world.

4) Francisco Coronado and the exploration of the American Southwest

Author

Series

Publisher

Chelsea House

Pub. Date

c2000

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1

Physical Desc

63 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

A biography of the conquistador whose quest for the Seven Cities of Gold led to the exploration of the American Southwest in 1540.

5) Hernando Cortes and the conquest of Mexico

Author

DeAngelis, Gina

Series

Publisher

Chelsea House

Pub. Date

c2000

Physical Desc

63 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

A biography of the explorer whose brutal conquest of the Aztecs in Mexico was responsible for the first Spanish settlements in the New World.

6) Hernando de Soto and the exploration of Florida

Author

Series

Publisher

Chelsea House Publishers

Pub. Date

c2000

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1

Physical Desc

63 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

A biography of the wealthy Spaniard who came to the New World to seek glory and who was the first European to reach the Mississippi River in 1541.

7) Juan Ponce de Leon and the search for the Fountain of Youth

Author

Harmon, Daniel E

Series

Publisher

Chelsea House Publishers

Pub. Date

c2000

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1

Physical Desc

63 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

A biography of the Spanish explorer and governor of Cuba, who attempted to find the Fountain of Youth in the New World.

8) Lewis and Clark: explorers of the Louisiana Purchase

Author

Kozar, Richard

Series

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

Description

A biography of the team who explored the Louisiana Purchase territory while seeking the elusive Northwest Passage to the Pacific Ocean.

9) Marco Polo and the wonders of the east

Author

Series

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

Description

A biography of the Italian traveler who became the first European to cross Asia completely and document his experiences.

10) Vasco da Gama and the Portuguese explorers

Author

Series

Publisher

Chelsea House Publishers

Pub. Date

c2000

Physical Desc

63 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

Discusses the travels of Vasco da Gama and other Portugese explorers who helped establish an extensive empire for their country.

11) Francisco Pizarro and the conquest of the Inca

Author

DeAngelis, Gina

Series

Publisher

Chelsea House Pub

Pub. Date

c2001

Physical Desc

63 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm.

Language

English

12) Jacques Cousteau and the undersea world

Author

King, Roger

Series

Publisher

Chelsea House Publishers

Pub. Date

c2001

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 1

Physical Desc

63 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.

Language

English

13) Sacagawea: guide for the Lewis and Clark Expedition

Author

Series

Publisher

Chelsea House Publishers

Pub. Date

c2001

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 1

Physical Desc

63 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.

Language

English

14) Sir Francis Drake and the foundation of a world empire

Author

Series

Publisher

Chelsea House Publishers

Pub. Date

c2001

Physical Desc

63 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 25 cm.

Language

English

15) Theodore Roosevelt and the exploration of the Amazon basin

Author

Kozar, Richard

Series

Publisher

Chelsea House Publishers

Pub. Date

c2001

Physical Desc

63 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.

Language

English

16) Viking explorers

Author

Series

Publisher

Chelsea House Publishers

Pub. Date

c2001

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1

Physical Desc

63 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 25 cm.

Language

English

17) Henry Hudson: ill-fated explorer of North America's coast

Author

Saffer, Barbara

Series

Publisher

Chelsea House

Pub. Date

c2002

Physical Desc

63 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 24 cm.

Language

English

18) James Cook and the exploration of the Pacific

Author

Shields, Charles J

Series

Publisher

Chelsea House

Pub. Date

c2002

Physical Desc

63 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 24 cm.

Language

English

19) John C. Fr?mont: pathfinder of the West

Author

Series

Publisher

Chelsea House Publishers

Pub. Date

2002

Physical Desc

p. cm.

Language

English

20) John Cabot and the rediscovery of North America

Author

Shields, Charles J

Series