america

Presents a brief biography of John Cabot, the Italian born explorer whose voyage to the New World in 1497 secured new land claims for England and led to the settlement of Newfoundland and parts of Canada. Includes index and glossary.

A biography of Juan Ponce de Leon including his settling of Hispaniola and his quest for the fountain of youth.

A collection of Native American folktales about the indigenous plants and animals of the Americas arranged in alphabetical order by subject.

Portrays the life of Columbus and his four voyages of exploration to the New World.

Presents the animals Christopher Columbus saw during his exploration of the Americas in the late fifteenth century, including the rats and cats hiding on the ships; turtles, fish, sharks, dolphins, and whales in the sea; and lizards and parrots on land, as described in the ship's log.

A biography of Leif, son of Norseman Eric the Red, who led a group of Vikings from Greenland on a voyage which ended on the shores of North America.

Provides twenty-two step-by-step projects to help readers learn about the explorers that discovered America and their voyages.

Describes the early life of sixteenth-century French navigator Jacques Cartier, discussing his explorations of the St. Lawrence River and surrounding lands in Canada, and providing information about life at sea on a galleon, and the St. Lawrence Iroquois.

The life of the sixteenth-century French navigator and explorer whose discovery of the St. Lawrence River and the fertile land beyond led to the establishment of a French colony in the Americas.

Describes the voyages of Christopher Columbus, detailing the events and discoveries connected with each.