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10) Great explorers
Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
Risk Takers/History Makers: John Wesley Powell and his expedition faced starvation, dizzying cliffs, terrifying rapids, and even death to explore tthe Grand Canyon. Magellan's Lost Fleet: A modern-day group of explorers heads to Patagonia, Argentina in search of Magellan's ships.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"In the early 1500s, Ponce de Leon was one of the most important Spanish military figures in the Caribbean. He made his first voyage across the Atlantic with Christopher Columbus and then, after years of battle with the native Taino, became the first governor of Puerto Rico. Although the story of his search for the Fountain of Youth is entirely fictional, his noteworthy expedition to - and naming of - Florida is one of his greatest legacies."--Amazon....
Author
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Famous for his search for the legendary Fountain of Youth, Spanish conquistador Ponce de Leon is credited with the discovery of Florida in 1513 and much more. This book examines the life of this explorer and his many discoveries.
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