Meet Christopher Columbus

Informationen zum Autor James Tertius de Kay  is a naval historian and the author of  Monitor:   The Story of the Legendary Civil War Ironclad and the Man Whose Invention Changed the Course of History  and  Chronicles of the Frigate Macedonian , which was praised by the New York Times as "history that reads like a historical novel." He lives in Connecticut. John Edens is an illustrator of books for young readers. His credits include  Meet Christopher Columbus by James T. de Kay,  Sea of Ice: The Wreck of the Endurance by Monica Kulling, and  The Time Machine by H. G. Wells. Klappentext When Christopher Columbus was young, he worked for his father making cloth. But he did not want to be a cloth-maker all his life. He wanted to see new lands and have adventures. He wanted to be a sailor! By the time he was 25, Christopher had sailed to France, Africa, and Greece. He had seen strange cities and had many adventures. But his greatest adventure would come when he set out for China and found a whole new world instead. Zusammenfassung When Christopher Columbus was young! he worked for his father making cloth. But he did not want to be a cloth-maker all his life. He wanted to see new lands and have adventures. He wanted to be a sailor! By the time he was 25! Christopher had sailed to France! Africa! and Greece. He had seen strange cities and had many adventures. But his greatest adventure would come when he set out for China and found a whole new world instead.

Product details

• Authors: James T de Kay, James T. De Kay, James Tertius Dekay, John Edens, Dekay James
• Assisted by: John Edens (Illustration)
• Publisher: Random House Childrens Books US
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 6 to 9
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.07.2001
• EAN: 9780375812101
• ISBN: 978-0-375-81210-1
• No. of pages: 80
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 192 mm x 6 mm
• Series: Landmark Books (Random House); Landmark Books; Landmark Books (Random House); Landmark Books
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics