Author: James T. de Kay
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0307814947
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
Schoolchildren will be fascinated by this clear account of Columbus's voyages and his encounters with storms, Indians, and political intrigue. A map of the world in Columbus's time and a detailed drawing of the Santa Maria add depth to this exciting, real-life adventure tale.
Meet Christopher Columbus
Author: James T. de Kay
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0307814947
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
Schoolchildren will be fascinated by this clear account of Columbus's voyages and his encounters with storms, Indians, and political intrigue. A map of the world in Columbus's time and a detailed drawing of the Santa Maria add depth to this exciting, real-life adventure tale.
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0307814947
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
Schoolchildren will be fascinated by this clear account of Columbus's voyages and his encounters with storms, Indians, and political intrigue. A map of the world in Columbus's time and a detailed drawing of the Santa Maria add depth to this exciting, real-life adventure tale.
Meet Christopher Columbus
Meet Christopher Columbus
Author: James Tertius DeKay
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780833542861
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
The story of Columbus's voyages and his encounters with storms, Indians, and political intrique are told in a clear and exciting fashion. Included is a map of the world during Columbus's time and a detailed drawing of the Santa Maria. Color illustrations. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780833542861
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
The story of Columbus's voyages and his encounters with storms, Indians, and political intrique are told in a clear and exciting fashion. Included is a map of the world during Columbus's time and a detailed drawing of the Santa Maria. Color illustrations. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Columbus Day
Author: Barbara deRubertis
Publisher: Kane Press
ISBN: 9781575650111
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Presents a history of Columbus's life, including his experiences as a sailor, his discovery of America, and his later voyage.
Publisher: Kane Press
ISBN: 9781575650111
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Presents a history of Columbus's life, including his experiences as a sailor, his discovery of America, and his later voyage.
They All Laughed at Christopher Columbus
Author: Elizabeth Weil
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0307767191
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
This is a classic American tale of dreams and obsession--the suspenseful, brilliantly written account of one eccentric man’s hunger to open space travel to us all: to let us rocket into orbit, return to earth, and soar yet again--thus transforming space travel forever. They All Laughed at Christopher Columbus Gary Hudson was seven years old when Sputnik flew, nineteen when Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, and all he ever wanted to do was to travel into space. Between 1970 and 1996 he founded and disbanded five separate rocket-building companies, none meeting with much success. Then, in 1997, at the age of forty-seven, he launched Rotary Rocket. His goal was to develop and build the Roton, the world’s first manned, single-stage-to-orbit, fully reusable spaceship, capable of shuttling ordinary people into orbit and back in a single day. Elizabeth Weil followed Gary for two years, and in this book she brings to vivid life a seductively--perhaps delusionally--optimistic world where science and science fiction meld and fuse, and where imagination and invention collide. In California’s bleak and windswept Mojave Desert, Gary assembled a fanatical, mismatched crew of engineers and technicians, and Weil bears witness to their Roton endeavor, from first conception to final test flight. The cast includes a pyromaniacal engineer, a world expert on composite airframes, two former Navy test pilots, Gary’s infinitely patient wife, a third-generation Mojave motel owner, and an enigmatic and resourceful financier. At their center shines Gary himself, a man eternally reflecting the glow of a better, lighter, higher world--a world that, despite his flaws and failures, he perpetually convinces us we’re all about to reach.
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0307767191
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
This is a classic American tale of dreams and obsession--the suspenseful, brilliantly written account of one eccentric man’s hunger to open space travel to us all: to let us rocket into orbit, return to earth, and soar yet again--thus transforming space travel forever. They All Laughed at Christopher Columbus Gary Hudson was seven years old when Sputnik flew, nineteen when Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, and all he ever wanted to do was to travel into space. Between 1970 and 1996 he founded and disbanded five separate rocket-building companies, none meeting with much success. Then, in 1997, at the age of forty-seven, he launched Rotary Rocket. His goal was to develop and build the Roton, the world’s first manned, single-stage-to-orbit, fully reusable spaceship, capable of shuttling ordinary people into orbit and back in a single day. Elizabeth Weil followed Gary for two years, and in this book she brings to vivid life a seductively--perhaps delusionally--optimistic world where science and science fiction meld and fuse, and where imagination and invention collide. In California’s bleak and windswept Mojave Desert, Gary assembled a fanatical, mismatched crew of engineers and technicians, and Weil bears witness to their Roton endeavor, from first conception to final test flight. The cast includes a pyromaniacal engineer, a world expert on composite airframes, two former Navy test pilots, Gary’s infinitely patient wife, a third-generation Mojave motel owner, and an enigmatic and resourceful financier. At their center shines Gary himself, a man eternally reflecting the glow of a better, lighter, higher world--a world that, despite his flaws and failures, he perpetually convinces us we’re all about to reach.
Meet Thomas Jefferson
Author: Marvin Barrett
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 030778696X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
When Thomas Jefferson was young, Virginia was still a colony of England. Jefferson thought that many English laws and taxes were unfair, so he studied hard to become a lawyer and help make better laws. Soon he and others came to believe that the colonies should become a new country, and Jefferson was chosen to write the Declaration of Independence. As the third president of the United States, he focused on exploring the country and making it grow. His fairness and love of learning made him one of the most beloved presidents of all time.
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 030778696X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
When Thomas Jefferson was young, Virginia was still a colony of England. Jefferson thought that many English laws and taxes were unfair, so he studied hard to become a lawyer and help make better laws. Soon he and others came to believe that the colonies should become a new country, and Jefferson was chosen to write the Declaration of Independence. As the third president of the United States, he focused on exploring the country and making it grow. His fairness and love of learning made him one of the most beloved presidents of all time.
Meet George Washington
Author: Joan Heilbroner
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0307786951
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
This valiant story of how young George Washington was drawn into his country's struggle for independence gives readers a vivid perspective on a crucial era in American history--and on the life of a revolutionary hero.
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0307786951
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
This valiant story of how young George Washington was drawn into his country's struggle for independence gives readers a vivid perspective on a crucial era in American history--and on the life of a revolutionary hero.
A Picture Book of Christopher Columbus
Author: David A. Adler
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
ISBN: 1430130393
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
"Well-produced and appealing readalong...expressive narration and appropriate music and sound effects...Sure bet for story time or home." - Booklist
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
ISBN: 1430130393
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
"Well-produced and appealing readalong...expressive narration and appropriate music and sound effects...Sure bet for story time or home." - Booklist
Letter of Christopher Columbus to Rafael Sanchez
Author: Christopher Columbus
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
1492
Author: Newton Frohlich
Publisher: Leisure Books
ISBN: 9780843931969
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
The spellbinding story of the year that changed our world forever. A novel that captures the passion, glory, and spectacle of the struggle for power and wealth waged by the Christians and the Moors . . . and the human tragedy and personal triumph that forever changed our world. 1492 is captivating . . . extraordinarily vivid --Publishers Weekly.
Publisher: Leisure Books
ISBN: 9780843931969
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
The spellbinding story of the year that changed our world forever. A novel that captures the passion, glory, and spectacle of the struggle for power and wealth waged by the Christians and the Moors . . . and the human tragedy and personal triumph that forever changed our world. 1492 is captivating . . . extraordinarily vivid --Publishers Weekly.