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Overview
True or false?Christopher Columbus was the first European to discover America.
False!
Viking explorers had come to America hundreds of years earlier, but they didn't leave any records. (The first map of America was drawn to Juan de la Cosa, Columbus's shipmate.)
- Columbus sailed on a ship that was attacked by pirates.
- He was arrested by the king and queen of Spain.
- He sailed to America four times, but he never believed he had found a new continent.
Christopher Columbus made history!
Synopsis
True or false?
Christopher Columbus was the first European to discover America.
False!
Viking explorers had come to America hundreds of years earlier, but they didn't leave any records. (The first map of America was drawn to Juan de la Cosa, Columbus's shipmate.)
Christopher Columbus made history!
Book Details
Published
July 1, 2002
Publisher
Barnes & Noble
Pages
47
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780760733882