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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 and
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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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