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Recounts in verse how Christopher Columbus planned and executed his voyage west, resulting in the claiming of new lands for Spain.

The cabin boy on the "Santa Maria" keeps a diary which records his experiences when he sails with Columbus on his first voyage to the New World in 1492.

Examines the political forces and personal ambition that drove Ponce de Leon in his explorations.

A simple adaptation of excerpts in Columbus's diary, from his departure from Spain to his landing in the New World in 1492.

Rhyming text describes Christopher Columbus's first voyage to the New World.

Discusses Christopher Columbus's exploration of America, focusing on his first expedition aboard the three famous ships.

A color-illustrated biography of French explorer Samuel de Champlain, who discovered the Ottawa River, founded the city of Quebec, and worked to establish French colonies on his travels to North America in the early seventeenth century.

Chronicles the life and journeys of seventeenth-century English explorer Henry Hudson, who searched for a passage through the northern seas to Asia and became the namesake of the Hudson River.

Discusses the voyages of Christopher Columbus who determined to beat everyone in the race to the Indies.