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Presents a brief look at the life of Christopher Columbus and his search for a new route to the Indies.

A simple account of Christopher Columbus' first voyage to America.

A life of the Genoese weaver's son who sought to prove the worldis round, telling how he studied map-making in Portugal, waitedlong years for financial and material support from Isabella ofSpain, and finally made four voyages to the New World.

Examines the history Columbus Day and describes some of the ways that this holiday is celebrated.

Briefly introduces the life of explorer Christopher Columbus, his accomplishments, and his impact on the world as we know it.

A biography of the fifteenth-century Italian seaman and navigator who unknowingly discovered a new continent while looking for awestern route to India.

Read about the life of Christopher Columbus, from his birth in Genoa, Italy, to the voyages that changed both the Old and New Worlds forever.

Rhyming text describes Christopher Columbus's first voyage to the New World.