The Discovery of the Americas - From Prehistory Through the Age of Columbus

Informationen zum Autor Betsy Maestro is the author of the "American Story" series, illustrated by her husband, Giulio. She has also written several other non-fiction picture books, including the Let's-Read-And-Find-Out science books How Do Apples Grow? and Why Do Leaves Change Color? The Maestros live in Old Lyme, Connecticut. Giulio Maestro is the illustrator of over 100 children’s books. He has also written his own books of word play and has co-authored two I Can Read Books with his son, Marco: What Do You Hear When Cows Sing, and Other Silly Riddles and Geese Find the Missing Piece: School Time Riddle Rhymes . The Maestros live in Old Lyme, CT. Klappentext "The Maestros do a real service here in presenting the more familiar explorers in the context of all the migrations that have populated the Western Hemisphere....An outstanding introduction."--Kirkus Reviews. "The dazzlingly clean and accurate prose and the exhilarating beauty of the pictures combine for an extraordinary achievement in both history and art."--School Library Journal. Zusammenfassung From the crossing of the Bering Land Bridge over 20!000 years ago to the arrival of the Europeans! this classic picture book paints the early discoveries of America in grand strokes. The text is useful for both the classroom and at home as it combines beautiful landscape illustrations with factual features: maps! timelines! chronological tables! and easy-to-use appendixes. "The dazzlingly clean and accurate prose and the exhilarating beauty of the pictures combine for an extraordinary achievement in both history and art."— School Library Journal "The Maestros do a real service here in presenting the more familiar explorers in the context of all the migrations that have populated the Western Hemisphere.... An outstanding introduction."— Kirkus Reviews Supports the Common Core State Standards ...

Product details

• Authors: Betsy Maestro, Betsy/ Maestro Maestro
• Assisted by: Betsy Maestro (Illustration), Giulio Maestro (Illustration)
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 6 to 10
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.04.1992
• EAN: 9780688115128
• ISBN: 978-0-688-11512-8
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 241 mm x 279 mm x 6 mm
• Series: Discovery of the Americans
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Miscellaneous; Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; JUVENILE NONFICTION: Activity Books / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Social Topics / Adolescence, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Science & Nature / History of Science, JUVENILE NONFICTION: History / United States / State & Local, JUVENILE NONFICTION: History / United States / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Curiosities & Wonders, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Social Topics / Friendship, JUVENILE NONFICTION: History / Ancient, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Native American