0-1763 (new france)

A biography of French explorer Samuel de Champlain, who was the founder of the city of Quebec.

"Follow the journeys of Jacques Cartier as he explored the New World seaching for the Northwest Passage and claiming land for France"--Provided by publisher.

Eighteen-year-old Agnes, a Mohawk Indian who is descended from a line of shamanic healers, uses her own newly-discovered powers to uncover the story of her ancestor, a seventeenth-century New England English healer who fled charges of witchcraft to make her life with the local Indians.

Describes the travels of Jacques Cartier, the sixteenth-century French navigator who made three voyages to what is today known as Canada, in search of a northwest passage to China.

"In the summer of 1535, France's king Francis I sent explorer Jacques Cartier to the New World to search for the Northwest Passage that would lead from China and the East. It was hoped he would also return with ships brimming with riches and gold for the country ... Cartier found neither the elusive passage nor a bounty of riches, but he did find the St. Lawrence River. Readers will learn about the details of Cartier's extensive travels, his encounters with Native Americans, and the many features for which he is named"--Provided by publisher.

"In 1666 Sieur de La Salle left France and sailed across the Atlantic ... Through letters, maps, and images, and more ... [this book invites young readers to] travel with LaSalle and explore primary sources from his time"--Provided by publisher.

Describes the travels of Jacques Cartier, the sixteenth-century French navigator who made three voyages to what is today known as Canada, in search of a northwest passage to China.

Profiles the exploits of seventeenth-century English explorer Henry Hudson, describing his search for a Northwest passage from Europe to Asia, his voyages along North America's eastern coast and the Hudson Bay region.

Describes the travels of Jacques Cartier, the sixteenth-century French navigator who made three voyages to what is today known as Canada, in search of a northwest passage to China.

Follows the adventures of French explorer Ren?-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, who explored the Great Lakes and helped develop the French fur trade.