Travel with the great explorers

Presents a full-color illustrated look at Christopher Columbus and his explorations. Discusses conditions aboard his ships, the people he encountered, weather conditions, and Columbus' death and legacy. Features maps, a timeline, fact boxes, quotes, writing activities, a glossary, and further resources.

Follow the travels of Portuguese explorer and navigator Ferdinand Magellan who led an expedition that ended up circumnavigating the Earth.

Follow the travels of Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon to the Caribbean and Florida.

Follows the adventures of the thirteenth-century Venetian merchant who traveled along the Silk Road to the court of Kublai Khan in China.

Describes the travels of Jacques Cartier, the sixteenth-century French navigator who made three voyages to what is today known as Canada, in search of a northwest passage to China.

Follows the adventures of French explorer Ren?-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, who explored the Great Lakes and helped develop the French fur trade.

This entertaining book follows the travels of Americans Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, explorers of the American West.

This engaging book follows the travels of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus. Historical information and high-interest fact boxes are presented in an entertaining tabloid style as Columbus navigates his way to the New World.

"Follows the travels of French mapmaker and navigator Samuel de Champlain as he mapped out the St. Lawrence River and the North American Coast."--Publisher.

"Follows the travels of English explorer and sea navigator Henry Hudson."--Publisher.