Explorers of North America (A True Book: American History)

by Christine Taylor-Butler

Overview

Discover the origins of European exploration of the Americas.

A True Book: American History series allows readers to experience the earliest moments in American history and to discover how these moments helped shape the country that it is today. This series includes an age appropriate (grades 3-5) introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects and a robust resource section that encourages independent study.This book describes the origins of European exploration of the Americas, including the Vikings, the search for a new route to Asia, for gold, and for a Northwest Passage, and discusses the Lewis and Clark Expedition and modern explorers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780531147825
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	03/01/2008
Series:	A True Book (Relaunch)
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	48
Sales rank:	906,052
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	650L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 10 Years

About the Author

Taylor-Butler studied both engineering and art & design at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Table of Contents

Europeans Explore the Americas: Who really made it here first?     7
A Trade Route to Asia: What were all these explorers looking for?     10
The Search for Gold: Did any explorers actually find a city of gold?     17
In Search of the Northwest Passage: Was that sea route ever found?     23
Packing for the Unknown: What do you bring if you don't know where you're going?     30
The Corps of Discovery: What was on the land we bought?     32
Modern Explorers: What's left to explore today?     39
True Statistics     43
Resources     44
Important Words     46
Index     47
About the Author     48