Click the Google Preview button to take a look inside this book. ColumbusOpening Up the New WorldSeries: Great Explorers of the WorldBy Stephen Feinstein DetailsDetails ReviewsReviews On October 12, 1492, after five weeks of sailing on the Atlantic Ocean, a lookout aboard the PINTA, one of Christopher Columbus's three ships, spotted land. This biography tells the story of how Columbus sailed the Atlantic Ocean four times and claimed several Caribbean islands for the Spanish crown. Although Columbus was not the first European to discover the Americas, he established colonies and opened up the trade of products and ideas that would change the world forever.Publication Date: 07/01/2009Copyright: 2010Pages: 112Trim Size: 6 1/2 x 9 1/4Illustrations: Illus. with color and black-and-white photographs and illustrationsGrade Level: 6–upAge Level: 11–upLC Number: 2008038633Dewey: 970.01FormatsFormatISBNList PriceDiscount PriceLibrary Bound Book978-1-59845-101-6$35.27$26.45 "As a survey of Columbus’ career, its controversy and his legacy this book excels in presenting substantive detail."TriState Young Adult Book Review Committee, January 2010"This well-written, picture-laden book is a must-have for libraries."Children's Literature"Going above and beyond biographical information about its subject, each book offers readers a glimpse of the historical times, events leading up to and surrounding the men's travels, and the impact of their explorations on the world."The Horn Book Guide, Spring 2010See all reviews Loading… Other books in Great Explorers of the World 12 Loading… Other books from the authors 12345 Loading… Reviews"The last chapter (Columbus) offers an unusually good summary of how the world changed as different cultures encountered the others' foods, products, diseases, and social ideologies. Henry Hudson opens with a dramatic account of the mutiny during his fourth voyage and then presents informative accounts of his first three voyages in search of a northern sea route from Europe to Asia. In La Salle, Aretha gives a convincing portrayal of the explorer as a reserved, resilient, and determined man, while offering a readable account of his travels from France to Canada, down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico."Booklist, February 1, 2010"Going above and beyond biographical information about its subject, each book offers readers a glimpse of the historical times, events leading up to and surrounding the men's travels, and the impact of their explorations on the world."The Horn Book Guide, Spring 2010"This well-written, picture-laden book is a must-have for libraries."Children's Literature"As a survey of Columbus’ career, its controversy and his legacy this book excels in presenting substantive detail."TriState Young Adult Book Review Committee, January 2010 Library Bound Book: 978-1-59845-101-6 List Price: $35.27 Discount Price: $26.45 + Add to wish list Please log in Log in or register to create a wish list. Login or Register Loading… -----OR----- Click to buy at Amazon.com or Barnes and Noble