Magellan and the First Voyage Around the World
Determined to find a new and better route to Asia and the distant and profitable Spice Islands, Ferdinand Magellan set sail from Spain in 1519 on what would become the history-making first circumnavigation of the world. Magellan himself did not complete the journey--he was killed by a poison arrow while on the Pacific island of Mactan--but the expedition he mounted forever changed the course of human exploration. Details of the journey, including Magellan's tools of navigation, the political battles for control over the valuable islands of the Pacific, and Magellan's final moments in battle, are all vividly portrayed
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0395987733
ISBN13:9780395987735
Release Date:October 2001
Publisher:Clarion Books
Length:144 Pages
Weight:1.19 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 7.0" x 9.0"
Age Range:10 to 12 years
Grade Range:Grades 5 to 7
Related Subjects
9 - 12 Years Biographies Children's Children's Books Exploration & Discovery Historical HistoryCustomer Reviews
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A nonfiction account kids will remember
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
Nancy Smiler Levinson's Magellan And The First Voyage Around The World provides a lively account of his 1519 journey with his fleet of five ships and almost three hundred men. Storms, disease, and attacks by natives marred his voyage. This reads like fiction but is a nonfiction account kids will remember.
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