O'Brien, Cynthia

As settlers came west, they discovered there were already people living on this "new" land, discover how this mass invasion of settlers impacted the indigenous peoples of the West.

In a newspaper-style format, discusses the hard lives of miners in the Rockies, the desperation of prospectors searching for riches in the gold rushes, the dangerous life of logging in the forests of the Northwest, and what life was like trapping for furs.

Follows the adventures of French explorer Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, who explored the Great Lakes and helped develop the French fur trade.

Follows the travels of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus.

Follows the travels of Italian explorer John Cabot, born Giovanni Caboto, who moved to England and got King Henry VII to back an expedition across the Atlantic, where Cabot found what is now Canada. Eager to discover more, Cabot soon set sail on another voyage -- never to be heard from again.

Mrs. Frizzle's class boards the Magic School Bus to learn scientific facts about a variety of polar animals. Features color photographs and a glossary.

Follow the travels of Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon to the Caribbean and Florida.

This engaging book follows the travels of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus. Historical information and high-interest fact boxes are presented in an entertaining tabloid style as Columbus navigates his way to the New World.

"Follows the travels of French mapmaker and navigator Samuel de Champlain as he mapped out the St. Lawrence River and the North American Coast."--Publisher.