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Who Was Christopher Columbus?


Who Was?

School year: Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8

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No. of pages 112

Published: 2016

Great for age 7-13 years

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In this exciting new WHO WAS...? Biography, children will learn of Christopher Columbus' early life at sea, which led him to seek fortune by sailing west in hopes of creating new trade routes with the Indies. Readers will learn why he called himself the "Great Admiral of the Seas" and learn of his struggles to find financial support for his voyage. The book includes over 80 black and white illustrations.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Who Was? .

This book is aimed at children at US 3rd grade-7th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

There are 112 pages in this book. This book was published in 2016 by Grosset and Dunlap .

Bonnie Bader is a children's book author living in Brooklyn, New York. June Eding lives in New York, New York. Nancy Harrison lives in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

 

This book is in the following series:

Who Was?

This book features the following character:

Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus was an explorer and navigator who travelled across the Alantic Ocean. He sought a west sea passage to the East Indies in hopes of creating new trade routes. His expeditions were the first known European contact with the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.