portugal

Examines the costumes of Spain and Portugal at different eras throughout history, looking at what clothing and body adornment reveals about the culture and society of the countries, and includes color illustrations, a glossary, a time line, and resource lists.

Discusses the travels of Vasco da Gama and other Portugese explorers who helped establish an extensive empire for their country.

Details the story of the first circumnavigation of the world by Ferdinand Magellan in the early sixteenth century.

Discusses the festivals and holidays of Portugal and how the songs, foods, and traditions associated with these celebrations reflect the culture of the people.

Maps, illustrations, and easy-to-follow text introduce students to Marco Polo's travels through Asia more than seven hundred years ago.

Explores the life and adventures of sixteenth-century Portuguese explore Ferdinand Magellan, and describes his voyages and mission to discover a westward passage from Spain to the Spice Islands.

Chronicles the life of sixteenth-century Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, covering his discovery of a passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and his attempted voyage around the globe, which ended when he died in the Philippines.

Presents a children's study into the life of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who in 1519, set out from Spain to circumnavigate the world.

Text and illustrations survey Vasco da Gama's journey to find a sea route from Spain to India in the fifteenth century, describing Magellan's life before the voyage, his ships and crew, his arrival in India and his journey home, and his brutality upon his second voyage to India on orders from the King of Portugal. Also provides a glossary, lists of important dates and people, and selected further resources.

Recounts how the sixteenth-century Portuguese explorer launched the first voyage around the world, although he met his death before his men completed the expedition.