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Around the World in a Hundred Years : From Henry the Navigator to Magellan by Jean Fritz (1998, Trade Paperback)

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Newbery-Honor winning author, Jean Fritz, brings history to life once again in 10 true tales of 15th-century European explorers True tales of our world's greatest 15th century explorers, from Bartholomew Diaz and Christopher Columbus to Juan Ponce de Leon and Vasco Nunez de Balboa, are fascinatingly portrayed, complimented with the softly shaded pencil illustrations of Anthony Bacon Venti. Readers are led through a one-hundred-year period when Europeans explored the world and mapped the globe, while selfishly feeding their own curiosity and greed along the way. Fritz includes astounding details, which provide young readers with an expanded understanding of events and the idiosyncrasies of these colorful characters. Venti's maps clarify the explorers' routes. Count on Jean Fritz to breathe life into these true tales of the Old World's fifteen most extraordinary explorers. It is history written in a refreshingly new way. "While presenting the salient facts, Fritz approaches them with playful irreverence; accordingly, the frequently traveled material can seem refreshingly new."-- Publisher's Weekly

Book Title
Around the World in a Hundred Years : from Henry the Navigator to Magellan
Author
Jean Fritz
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Adventure & Adventurers, History / Exploration & Discovery, History / United States / General
Publication Year
1998
Genre
Juvenile Nonfiction
Number of Pages
128 Pages

Lc Classification Number
G200
Grade from
Third Grade
Grade to
Seventh Grade
Reviews
Praise for Around the World in a Hundred Years ''Fritz offers a wickedly funny look at 10 explorers who, between 1421 and 1522, ventured into what contemporaneous mapmakers called the Unknown. While presenting the salient facts, Fritz approaches them with playful irreverence; accordingly, the frequently traveled material can seem refreshingly new." -Publishers Weekly (starred review) "An excellent book that brings the period alive." -Children 's Book Review Service ''Fritz delivers a pleasant, chatty narrative, chock full of insights, observations, and fascinating facts." -The New Advocate An IRA Teachers' Choice NCTE Orbis Pictus Nominee A Parenting Magazine Best Book of the Year
Dewey Decimal
910/.92/2
Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes

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