juvenile literature

A brief biography focusing on the youth of the scientist who twice received the Nobel Prize for her work with radium.

Describes Coronado's explorations in the southwestern United States in the 1540s, an expedition which revealed for the first time to Europeans the Grand Canyon, the Painted Desert, the Great Plains, herds of buffalo, stark deserts, snow-capped mountain peaks--yet never the gold the Spaniards so avidly desired.

An account of Cortes's life as an adventurer which culminated in his conquest and domination of the Aztec civilization in Mexico.

A brief biography focusing on the career of the British navigator who became a famous explorer of the Pacific Ocean.

Describes the life of Christopher Columbus and how he came to discover the New World.

Traces the life of the Italian sailor who is most remembered for his voyages to the New World on behalf of Spain.

A biography of the fifteenth-century Italian seaman and navigator who unknowingly discovered a new continent while looking for a western route to India.

Relates how John Chapman's distribution of apple seeds and trees across America made him a legend.

A brief biography of John Chapman who wandered across the new frontier planting apple trees and helping pioneers.

Discusses the life, innovations, and accomplishments of the famous scientist.