Books with title Who Discovered America?

Who discovered America? There's no simple answer. The question points to an ongoing mystery of continent-sized proportions. Christopher Columbus stumbled upon America in 1492 while looking for a western route to the Indies, but he wasn't the first. The Vikings settled briefly on the coast of Newfoundland hundreds of years before him, and left ruins to prove it. Explorers from Portugal, China, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and elsewhere can also stake claims. In addition to investigating all serious claims, award-winning author Valerie Wyatt delves into the continents' most ancient mysteries, some stretching back 40,000 years. Who Discovered America? reveals that historical sleuthing takes many years of hard work, puzzle solving and comparing legends and artifacts.Young readers will find the question of who discovered America much less simple, and much more fascinating, than they ever dreamed.

Who discovered America? There's no simple answer. The question points to an ongoing mystery of continent-sized proportions. Christopher Columbus stumbled upon America in 1492 while looking for a western route to the Indies, but he wasn't the first. The Vikings settled briefly on the coast of Newfoundland hundreds of years before him, and left ruins to prove it. Explorers from Portugal, China, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and elsewhere can also stake claims. In addition to investigating all serious claims, award-winning author Valerie Wyatt delves into the continents' most ancient mysteries, some stretching back 40,000 years. Who Discovered America? reveals that historical sleuthing takes many years of hard work, puzzle solving and comparing legends and artifacts. Young readers will find the question of who discovered America much less simple, and much more fascinating, than they ever dreamed.

When Grandpa Lou forgets to bring Dil a memento of his cross-country trip, Tommy becomes determined to get him that perfect something and so sets out on his own trip that takes him and the other children across the whole nation and back again--without leaving their own backyard.When Grandpa Lou forgets to bring Dil a memento of his cross-country trip, Tommy decides to get him that perfect something and so sets out with the other children across the whole nation and back again--without leaving their own backyard.

If you thought that Christopher Columbus discovered America, you are way off base, in fact the Norse didn't discover it either. To investigate how the Americas were settled, one must travel back in time to the very first settlers that walked with the dinosaurs. The Americas were rediscovered over and over by the Sumerians, Egyptians, Phoenicians, Geeks, Romans and even by some from Italy and Portugal before Columbus came along.