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HOW CHILDREN LIVE IN ... THE AGE OF EXPLORATION
by Teri Brown
Meet Jorge da Silva and hear about his voyage on the ship of
Vasco da Gama.
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COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE: THE LEGACY OF CHRISTOPHER
COLUMBUS
by Kimberly Wall
Even today, people on both sides of the Atlantic feel the impact
of the legacy of explorer Christopher Columbus. Find out about
the transfer of native plants, animals and diseases from one
continent to another that is called the Columbian exchange.
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LEIF ERIKSSON: THE FORGOTTON EXPLORER
by Elizabeth Gawlik
Most North Americans know the story of Christopher Columbus
and his journey to a new world. Columbus’s discovery served
to launch a golden age of exploration. However, Columbus and
his men were not the first Europeans to set foot on the shores
of North America. Meet the man who landed first - 500 years
before Columbus.
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THE BROWN GOLD: HOW CHOCOLATE CONQUERED
EUROPE
by Corey Habbas
Hernan Cortez may have conquered the Aztecs, but chocolate would
later conquer Europe's taste buds. Find out how delicious European
chocolates came about as we learn about the transformation of
cacao beans into a creamy, edible treat.
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MAPMAKERS FOR THE STARS: CHARTING THE
DISCOVERIES
by Chris Pepple
Though they may not get much credit, their contributions to
the Age of Exploration were critical. Discover the industrious
men who created the charts and maps that made the navigation
of the seas and exploration of new worlds possible.
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AMERICA'S NAMESAKE: AMERIGO VESPUCCI
by Kimberly Wall
Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci never asked for two continents
to be named after him. Historians agree he wasn't the first
European to discover the new world. Find out about the events
that led to the famous legacy of Vespucci.
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LIFE ON BOARD A SPANISH GALLEON
by Peggy Kitchener
Spanish galleons were warships, floating fortresses that doubled
as carriers for the precious cargoes of gold, silver, jewels,
and other exotic goods that the Spaniards craved. But, however
suited they were to the job, they were far from pleasant to
sail on. Read about life onboard a galleon in this collection
of letters.
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SIR WALTER
RALEIGH AND MANTEO
by Kate Stout
Come with us as we watch Sir Walter Raleigh introduce a Native
American who traveled with Raleigh across the sea, to a group
of English colleagues at his London home.
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THE
SECRET OF THE CARVED LETTERS
by Paula Jolin
Listen to the mystery of the Roanoke Colony as it is explained
by a sailor on Governor White's ship. What happened to the
settlers - after hearing the facts, can you figure out what
might have happened to them?
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BROTHERS OF THE COAST: CARIBBEAN PIRATES
by Kelley Hunsicker
From the late sixteenth to the early eighteenth centuries, more
than two thousand pirates preyed upon unsuspecting ships sailing
the oceans. They pillaged, looted, and killed, wreaking havoc
on the high seas. Hear the stories of the rise and fall of three
of the more famous of pirates and privateers.
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HOW
TO BECOME A REAL PIRATE OF THE CARIBBEAN
by Daniel Hirshon
Ever want to plunder Spanish ports and burn enemy ships to
the sea? Looking to travel the world and become knighted by
the queen of England? Well now, you can, with this guide to
becoming a real pirate of the Caribbean,
inspired by Sir Francis Drake.
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THE BEGINNINGS OF THE AGE OF EXPLORATION
by David Hunter
At the end of the fifteenth century, the race was on in Europe
to find a new way to the riches of India, China, and the rest
of Asia. This race was the beginning of what would later be
called the Age of Exploration, which itself led to the colonization
of the New World by Europeans. But what started the race to
India, and why? To answer these questions, we look back almost
two hundred years further to the thirteenth century and the
influence of Marco Polo.
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MENENDEZ: THE MAN WHO COLONIZED FLORIDA
by Russell Roberts
Meet the European explorer who colonized Florida hundreds of
years ago, when it was full of jungles, wild animals and mystery.
He founded the city of St. Augustine (the oldest settlement
in North America in 1565 and brought settlers over from Spain
to carve out a life in this unexplored New World.
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MARQUETTE AND JOLLIET: MAPPING THE MISSISSIPPI
by Lisa Wroble
Read about the story of two friends – one a Jesuit priest,
the other a fur trader and explorer – would find, travel
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SWEAT
OF THE SUN, TEARS OF THE MOON
by Jim Cort
The legend of El Dorado (“The Golden One”) was
one of many tales of limitless treasure that came to Spain
from the New World in the sixteenth century. Find out how
it motivated one conquistador, Francisco Pizarro, and the
consequences that legend would ultimately lead to for the
Incan people of South America.
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DISEASE
AND THE EUROPEAN CONQUEST OF THE NEW WORLD
by Holly Lynn Anderson
European explorers first arrived in the Americas at the end
of the fifteenth century. They found farms, villages,
and even cities heavily populated with natives we now call
Amerindians. However, within one hundred years of the first
contact with Europeans, Amerindian populations decreased by
almost 90 percent. Discover what happened when the Amerindians
met Old World explorers.
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LIVING IN WILDERNESS: CABEZA DA VACA
by Scott B. Williams
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca crossed nearly the entire width of
North America from the west coast of Florida to the deserts
of northwestern Mexico, but has been largely forgotten in the
study of European explorers. Read about the long adventure of
Cabeza da Vaca as he lived among the natives.
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