Collection title is Early Explorers/Exploration (Grade 5 Social Studies Module 2)
Readers will investigate how climate and heritage shaped each colony in the new America and the important, funny, and strange things colonists did there. Fun fact boxes offer little-known insights and details of colonial life. Detailed illustrations and photographs take readers into colonial lives from Massachusetts to Virginia.
A biography of Miles Standish, military soldier and leader of the Plymouth Colony, who sailed aboard the Mayflower to help protect the Pilgrims and their settlement in North America.
A twelve-year-old apprentice and a seven-year-old passenger experience the first voyage of the Mayflower.
This book presents information based on recent archaeology at the site of the original 1607 James Fort, the first permanent English settlement in North America.
This book follows the struggles and triumphs of the colonists who came to the New World and founded Jamestown Colony in what would become Virginia.
Presents in graphic novel format the story of Christopher Columbus's voyage to America in 1492 and his return to Spain.
An introduction to Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortés, discussing his early life, his conquest of the Aztec empire in the sixteenth century, the establishment of a Spanish colony in the New World, and Cortés' legacy.
Looks at the life of fifteenth-century conquistador Juan Ponce de Leon, discussing his youth, his participation in Columbus' second voyage, and his own career of exploration in the New World.
Read about the lives of Louis Jolliet and Father Jacques Marquette, a hardy French woodsman and a devout priest.
Text and illustrations present a chronologically-arranged look at different explorers.
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Describes how the colonists aboard the Mayflower founded New Plymouth and celebrated their first harvest with a feast of thanksgiving.
Twelve-year-old Mem presents a diary account of the trip she and her family made on the Mayflower in 1620 and their first year in the New World.
Discusses the Pilgrims' voyage to Plymouth, Massachusetts, and the colony they established after their arrival, aided by Native Americans and governed by an agreement called the Mayflower Compact.
A biography of Thomas Savage, one of the early colonists of Jamestown, Virginia, who was sent to live among the Native Americans in order to learn their language and become an interpreter.
Introduces Columbus Day, explaining the historical events behind it, how it became a holiday, and how it is observed.
Explores sixteenth-century courtier and navigator Sir Walter Raleigh's life and the founding of the Virginia Colony, discussing related topics including Virginia's Native Americans, the legend of El Dorado, and the life of a privateer, and includes a recipe for corn patties.
An illustrated biography of British sea captain James Cook, who explored the South Pacific during the eighteenth century and was the first European to explore Austalia.
Presents a brief biography of fifteenth-century explorer Christopher Columbus, describing his life and times in simple text with illustrations.
Examines the life and explorations of Vasco Nunez de Balboa, discussing his youth in fifteenth-century Spain, his early travels, and his search for the Pacific Ocean.
Presents a brief biography of Spanish explorer and conquistador, Francisco Vásquez de Coronado, who led a major expedition from Mexico through what is now the southwestern United States.
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