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The travels of Samuel de Champlain

2001
Describes Champlain's exploration of New France and his relations with the Indians.

1492

the year of the New World
1992
An account of Columbus's voyage links descriptions of life in various countries in fifteenth-century Europe with those of life among various Indians in the New World.

Christopher Columbus

the life of a master navigator and explorer
2005
Examines the life of Christopher Columbus, the fifteenth-century Italian explorer who is credited with discovering the New World while trying to reach India by sailing west. Presented in graphic novel form.

John Cabot

2001
Describes the life and voyages of the Italian-born explorer who claimed land in the New World for England in 1497.

Jacques Cartier

2002
Illustrations and simple text provide a brief introduction to the life of sixteenth-century explorer Jacques Cartier.

The travels of John and Sebastian Cabot

2001
An account of the Cabots' exploration of Canada and Argentina.

The travels of Henry Hudson

2000
A biography of the English explorer and sea captain who explored three North American waterways later named for him--the Hudson River, Hudson Bay, and Hudson Strait.

The travels of Francisco de Coronado

2001
Describes Coronado's exploration of what is now the southwestern United States.

Morning Girl

1992
Morning Girl, who loves the day, and her younger brother Star Boy, who loves the night, take turns describing their life on an island in pre-Columbian America; in Morning Girl's last narrative, she witnesses the arrival of the first Europeans to her world.

Guests

1994
Moss and Trouble, an Algonquin boy and girl, struggle with the problems of growing up in the Massachusetts area during the time of the first Thanksgiving.

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