Year: 2020 Language: English Author: Candy Gourlay Publisher: Abrams Books ISBN: 978-1-4197-4678-9 Format: EPUB Quality: eBook Pages count: 155 Description: Meet the first explorer who went around the world Before he led the first expedition to circumnavigate the Earth, Ferdinand Magellan (1480–1521) was a Portuguese sailor known for his incredible navigation skills. After years of sailing, he was chosen to lead a crew to circle the globe—a trip that no other ship had ever completed. Though Magellan died in combat in the Philippines before he could finish the voyage, his ship went on to complete the first circumnavigation of the world, and he is still known as one of the greatest explorers. However, as historians today note, many of the places that Magellan “discovered” already had people living there, and his fame is rooted in colonialism. Ferdinand Magellan tackles the legacy—both good and bad—of this famous explorer. First Names is a highly illustrated middle-grade biography series that puts readers on a first-name basis with the most extraordinary people in history and of today! Additional info: About the author: Candy Gourlay is an author and journalist who has known that she wanted to write ever since she was a little girl in the Philippines.
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Ferdinand Magellan (The First Names Series)
Language: English
Author: Candy Gourlay
Publisher: Abrams Books
ISBN: 978-1-4197-4678-9
Format: EPUB
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 155
Description: Meet the first explorer who went around the world
Before he led the first expedition to circumnavigate the Earth, Ferdinand Magellan (1480–1521) was a Portuguese sailor known for his incredible navigation skills. After years of sailing, he was chosen to lead a crew to circle the globe—a trip that no other ship had ever completed. Though Magellan died in combat in the Philippines before he could finish the voyage, his ship went on to complete the first circumnavigation of the world, and he is still known as one of the greatest explorers. However, as historians today note, many of the places that Magellan “discovered” already had people living there, and his fame is rooted in colonialism. Ferdinand Magellan tackles the legacy—both good and bad—of this famous explorer. First Names is a highly illustrated middle-grade biography series that puts readers on a first-name basis with the most extraordinary people in history and of today!
Additional info: About the author:
Candy Gourlay is an author and journalist who has known that she wanted to write ever since she was a little girl in the Philippines.
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