america

Looks at the life and accomplishments of the English explorer Henry Hudson who searched for a northern passage to China and explored large areas of North America before being set adrift in Hudson Bay by a mutinous crew.

Explores sixteenth-century courtier and navigator Sir Walter Raleigh's life and the founding of the Virginia Colony, discussing related topics including Virginia's Native Americans, the legend of El Dorado, and the life of a privateer, and includes a recipe for corn patties.

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

Describes, in graphic novel format, the life of Henry Hudson, explorer in search of a shorter route to Asia, includes maps and timeline.

Tells the life story of Viking explorer Leif Eriksson, describing his adventures in North America in the eleventh century.

Describes Hernan Cortes's and Francisco Pizarro's conquests and explorations in Mexico and Peru, discussing how European diseases aided in the destruction of both the Aztec and Inca civilizations.

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.

Fifteen-year-old Miguel, the son of a conquistador, embarks on a dangerous search for a temple of gold in the uncharted territories of Mexico.

Describes how the lives of America's native inhabitants are changed forever by European explorers who claim the land and its resources for their countries.