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First Published in 2015.Aimed at young adults and written in an accessible way, with colour images, this book contains information about the exploration and early settlement of North America.. It includes the first explorers to reach America, a section on colonies and conquistadors, venture into North America, and the Pilgrims and finishes with the areas of New Netherland, England and Spain. Includes a timeline and sections for further reference.

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ISBN-13:	9780765681089
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/15/2007
Series:	Colonial Life Series
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	11 Years

About the Author

Rebecca Stefoff has written many nonfiction books for young readers. Earlier works about the exploration of North America include the three-volume Extraordinary Explorers series (Oxford University Press, 1992), The Viking Explorers (Chelsea House, 1993), and Exploring the New World (Benchmark Books, 2001). Stefoff has written about the settlement of North America in The Colonies (Benchmark Books, 2001) and American Voices from Colonial Life (Benchmark Books, 2003).

chapterOne First to Reach America; chapterTwo The Age of Exploration; chapterThree Colonies and Conquistadors; chapterFour Into North America; chapterFive Adventurers and Pilgrims; chapterSix New Netherland, New France, and New Spain;

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Gr 5-9
This series introduces readers to America's early history. Exploration and Settlement is not as detailed as Russell Freedman's Who Was First?: Discovering the Americas (Clarion, 2007), but it presents a solid and highly readable overview of the theories regarding the peopling of America. Stefoff skillfully interweaves world events that led up to the European exploration race of the 15th and 16th centuries and shares illuminating biographies of the key explorers of the period. Cities and Towns picks up where Exploration leaves off, providing an informative look into how the forts and fishing camps of the early Colonial period became the cities and towns of the 17th and 18th centuries, and what life was like in these developing communities. The author's conversational tone and generous use of full-color reproductions, maps, and sidebars will engage readers as they learn about the practical considerations for the town planners of the day. While special attention is given to the largest cities in the British colonies (namely Boston, Newport, Charleston, Philadelphia, and New York), one chapter is devoted to the towns and cities of the French and Spanish colonies. Stefoff gives curious students plenty of opportunity to explore the topics with her "Primary Source List" and suggested books and Web sites. First purchases for elementary and middle schools in search of engrossing and well-researched books about Colonial America.
—Kim DareCopyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

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