Interest Level
Grades 4 - 6
Reading Level
Grade level Equivalent: 7.3
Lexile Measure®: 960L
DRA: Not Available
Guided Reading: NR
Genre
- General Nonfiction
Theme/Subject
- Early Exploration and Settlements
- Boats and Underwater Craft
- European History
- Geography and Map Skills
- Exploration and Discovery
- Historic Figures
- Renaissance
Reading Quiz Programs
About This Book
The four voyages of Christopher Columbus to the "New World" began the European exploration of the Americas. After setting out to find a new route to the riches of the East, even after his third and final voyage he remained convinced that he had reached Asia.
Using a wide variety of old and new pictures, this book reveals the medieval view of the world and why a new route to Asia was needed; Columbus's search for a rich patron to pay for his expedition; preparations for his journey; the voyage across the Atlantic and the sighting of land; his second, third, and final voyage.
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