columbus, christopher

Simple text and photographs introduce Christopher Columbus and the Columbus Day holiday.

Highlights the migration of people from Asia to North America and the subsequent "discovery" of the continent by Irish monks, Norsemen, and Christopher Columbus.

Chronicles the life and accomplishments of Italian navigator, colonizer, and explorer Christopher Columbus.

Readers decide if they would sail with Christopher Columbus, and then find out what really happened.

Young readers will learn about the history of Columbus Day and why it is celebrated.

A retelling of Christopher Columbus' search for the New World.

Presents a short children's history of explorer, Christopher Columbus and describes his life, voyages, and encounters with the native peoples of Hispaniola and other areas of the new world.

Presents a children's history of the voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1492 and provides information on how the trip was financed, fifteenth-century navigational tools, and some of the problems Columbus and his crew encountered.

A biography of the explorer Christopher Columbus who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492 in search of a route from Europe to Asia. Discusses his personality, achievements, and influence on cultures as well as criticism due to his perceived cruelty toward the inhabitants of the islands he discovered, his ineptitude at governing the colony he founded, and his tendency toward dishonesty and manipulation of others when it suited his purposes.

Goes beyond the familiar myth of Columbus as the celebrated discoverer of the New World, to examine his troubling legacy of tyranny, murder, and enslavement of many of the native people he encountered in the Caribbean.