Kramer, Sydelle.
Who was Ferdinand Magellan? / by Sydelle Kramer ; illustrated by Elizabeth Wolf. - New York : Grosset & Dunlap, c2004. - 105 pages : ill., maps ; 5.38 x 0.25 x 7.63 inches.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [106]).
Who was Ferdinand Magellan? -- The boy becomes a man -- War hero -- A new king listens -- Getting ready -- Tricky seas -- Frozen in -- The Pacific -- The crossing -- The last battle -- End of the journey.
When Portuguese sailor Ferdinand Magellan set sail from Spain in 1519, he believed he could get to the Spice Islands by sailing west through or aro und the New World. He was right, but what he didn't know was that the treach erous voyage would take him three years and cost him his life. Black-and-white line drawings illustrate Magellan's life and voyage, with sidebars and a time line that enhance readers' understanding of the period.
9-12.
9780448431055
Magellan, Ferdinand, d. 1521.
Magalhaaes, Fernaao de, d. 1521 --Juvenile literature.
Voyages around the world.
Explorers--Juvenile literature.--Portugal.--Biography
Voyages around the world--Juvenile literature.
Explorers.
910.92 KRA
Who was Ferdinand Magellan? / by Sydelle Kramer ; illustrated by Elizabeth Wolf. - New York : Grosset & Dunlap, c2004. - 105 pages : ill., maps ; 5.38 x 0.25 x 7.63 inches.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [106]).
Who was Ferdinand Magellan? -- The boy becomes a man -- War hero -- A new king listens -- Getting ready -- Tricky seas -- Frozen in -- The Pacific -- The crossing -- The last battle -- End of the journey.
When Portuguese sailor Ferdinand Magellan set sail from Spain in 1519, he believed he could get to the Spice Islands by sailing west through or aro und the New World. He was right, but what he didn't know was that the treach erous voyage would take him three years and cost him his life. Black-and-white line drawings illustrate Magellan's life and voyage, with sidebars and a time line that enhance readers' understanding of the period.
9-12.
9780448431055
Magellan, Ferdinand, d. 1521.
Magalhaaes, Fernaao de, d. 1521 --Juvenile literature.
Voyages around the world.
Explorers--Juvenile literature.--Portugal.--Biography
Voyages around the world--Juvenile literature.
Explorers.
910.92 KRA