Explains the importance of the contribution made by the Italian sailor and navigator Christopher Columbus, whose discovery of America in 1492 changed the geography of the known world.
A collection of drawing and handwriting lessons for beginners, each featuring an introduction, a drawing guide, and text to copy; covering the topics of Christopher Columbus, autumn harvest, and the weather.
Presents a biography of Christopher Columbus, the Italian navigator credited for discovering America and the New World, and examines his role as one of the great explorers.
Using a wide variety of old and new pictures, this book reveals Columbus's search for a rich patron to pay for his journey, preparations for his journey, his four voyages, and the medieval view of the world and why a new route to Asia was needed.
Readers take a trip back in time to learn about the culture and civilization of fifteenth-century Europe and Spain, and the discovery of America by Columbus.
