Meet Ferdinand Magellan, the swashbuckling 16th century explorer who masterminded the first ever voyage to sail round the world and 'discovered' many new lands (even though loads of people already lived there!). Find out: Why he was hated by royals and sailors alike; Why he made one of his sailors dance with a giant; How he was saved by a pot of jam! Get to know Ferdinand on First Name terms.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called First Names .

There are 160 pages in this book. This book was published in 2020 by David Fickling Books .

Candy Gourlay was born in Manila during the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos; after working as a journalist for some years, she moved to the UK in her twenties. Candy is now a full-time writer across a range of medium; short stories, blogs, websites, journalistic features and radio programmes. TALL STORY is Candy's first full-length published novel. Thomas Knight is an illustrator and author who lives with his family in England.