Age
8-10
Grade
3-5
Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
Before Columbus: The Leif Eriksson Expedition
Paperback
(Random House Books for Young Readers July 27, 2004)
Five hundred years before Columbus, a young Viking named Leif Eriksson crossed the Atlantic and became the first-known European to set foot in North America. The tale of the crossing has been passed down for 1000 years. Now Elizabeth Cody Kimmel retells it to a new audience, painting a vivid picture of what Eriksson might have experienced. Includes reproductions of maps, illustrations, and Viking artifacts.
- Series
- Landmark Books
- ISBN
- 0375823077 / 9780375823077
- Pages
- 112
- Weight
- 3.2 oz.
- Dimensions
- 5.2 x 0.3
in.