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John Cabot
Steven Roberts
Paperback (PowerKids Press, Jan. 15, 2013)John Cabot, an Italian navigator who sailed for Britain, was the first European to set foot on North America since the Vikings. Readers will follow Cabot on his explorations to Newfoundland and back, until he puzzlingly doesnt return from his third voyage. Fun and vibrant graphic representations of this famous explorer will spark the interest of all readers.
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Ferdinand Magellan
Jane Gould
Paperback (PowerKids Press, Jan. 15, 2013)Readers will travel around the world with Ferdinand Magellan, as they learn how a man who started off life as a page became one of the world's most famous explorers. They discover how Magellan proved it was possible to circumnavigate the globe. Vibrant full-page illustrations coupled with an action-packed story will captivate all readers.
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Henry Hudson
Jane Gould
Paperback (PowerKids Press, Jan. 15, 2013)Henry Hudson was obsessed with finding a northern trade route to Asia. Readers will be engaged with illustrated details of his multiple attempts to find a passage and the fatal mutiny that caused Hudsons disappearance. History remembers this great explorer and the places he traveled, by lending his name to the Hudson River, the Hudson Bay, and the Hudson Strait.
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Juan Ponce De Leon
Andrea Pelleschi
Paperback (Powerkids Pr, Jan. 15, 2013)Looks at the life and accomplishments of the Spanish explorer who was the first governor of Puerto Rico and led the first European expedition to Florida.
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Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Steven Roberts
Paperback (PowerKids Press, Jan. 15, 2013)Born to a noble family, Coronado still had to make his own fortune. Going on a quest, he crisscrossed the southwestern United States in search of the "seven cities of gold." Although he never found the cities, he was the first European to see the Grand Canyon and a multitude of other natural wonders. Readers will journey along in his adventures and struggles, enjoying the text from cover to cover.
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Samuel De Champlain
Andrea Pelleschi
Paperback (Powerkids Pr, Jan. 15, 2013)Describes the accomplishments of the French explorer who founded the North American settlement now known as Quâebec City and created the first accurate map of New France.
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Samuel De Champlain
Andrea Pelleschi
Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Jan. 1, 2013)Samuel de Champlain established the first French colony in Quebec. He also mapped unknown territories, such as the coast of Canada and Lake Champlain in current day Vermont. Readers will follow along as Champlain meets Native American groups, builds Quebec City, and much more in the pages of the illustrated, inviting biography.
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Jacques Cartier
Jeff Donaldson-Forbes
Hardcover (Powerkids Pr, Sept. 1, 2005)Describes the life and travels of French navigator Jacques Cartier who made voyages to what is known today as Canada in search of the northwest passage to China.
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Henry Hudson
Jane Gould
Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Jan. 15, 2013)Henry Hudson was obsessed with finding a northern trade route to Asia. Readers will be engaged with illustrated details of his multiple attempts to find a passage and the fatal mutiny that caused HudsonÂ’s disappearance. History remembers this great explorer and the places he traveled, by lending his name to the Hudson River, the Hudson Bay, and the Hudson Strait.
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John Cabot
Steven Roberts
Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Jan. 15, 2013)John Cabot, an Italian navigator who sailed for Britain, was the first European to set foot on North America since the Vikings. Readers will follow Cabot on his explorations to Newfoundland and back, until he puzzlingly doesnÂ’t return from his third voyage. Fun and vibrant graphic representations of this famous explorer will spark the interest of all readers.
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John Cabot
Tanya Larkin
Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, July 1, 2001)Describes the life and voyages of the Italian-born explorer who claimed land in the New World for England in 1497.
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Ferdinand Magellan
Jane Gould
Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Jan. 15, 2013)Readers will travel around the world with Ferdinand Magellan, as they learn how a man who started off life as a page became one of the world's most famous explorers. They discover how Magellan proved it was possible to circumnavigate the globe. Vibrant full-page illustrations coupled with an action-packed story will captivate all readers.
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