Explorers

Photographs, illustrations, and maps describe the life of Sacagawea, the Shoshone woman who helped Lewis and Clark on their westward expedition.

Examines the lives and accomplishments of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, discussing their early years in late eighteenth-century America, and telling of their grand exploration of the country's expanding frontier on a mission for President Thomas Jefferson.

Discusses the life of Christopher Columbus, with an emphasis on his career as an explorer.

Introduces the life and accomplishments of Italian explorer Marco Polo, who journeyed to Asia in the 1200s, became friends with Kublai Khan, ruler of the Mongolian Empire, and served him as an official messenger to other nations.

Describes the life and accomplishments of Leif, son of Norseman Erik the Red, who led a group of Vikings from Greenland on a voyage which ended on the shores of North America.

Illustrations and simple text provide a brief introduction to the life and experiences of explorer Hernan Cortes.

A biography of the Spanish explorer who first came to the New World with Columbus, went on to become governor of Puerto Rico, and later came to Florida looking for the Fountain of Youth.

An introduction to the life of Spanish explorer and soldier, Francisco Pizarro, and his conquest of the Inca Empire in Peru.

Photographs, illustrations, and maps describe the life of Rene-Robert Cavelier de La Salle, who was the first European to explore the length of the Mississippi River in the late 1600s.

Discusses the life of John Cabot, with an emphasis on his career as an early explorer of North America.