John Cabot

by Tanya Larkin

This exciting, richly illustrated series examines the lives of famous European explorers during the Age of Exploration, a time in which European countries sent explorers racing around the globe in attempts to gain land and riches. Using geography, history, and biography, these books detail the routes that these explorers followed, the navigational equipment that they used, and the challenges that they faced, to create compelling documents of adventure and discovery. Students will come away from these books with a greater understanding of the individual lives of these explorers, the ways in which history and geography affect one another, and the difficult issues involved when one country claims a land that is already occupied by an indigenous population.John Cabot was the first British explorer to reach North America, although he believed himself to be in China. In this exciting book, students will follow Cabot from England to Newfoundland and back, until the final, mysterious voyage from which he never returned.

Genres: Biography, Picture Books, Nonfiction

24 pages, Library Binding

First published July 1, 2001

Reviews

[Jack Heath]

Synopsis: in 1497, Cabot was the first British explorer to reach the New World. He thought he was in China. He named it New Found Land.

[Haley · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've currently been using this book to plan a history unit. Larkin does a great job in putting in the basic facts about Cabot and what he accomplished as an early explorer.

[Lindsey · Rating 4 out of 5]

I used this book to teach a lesson. I think that all of the non-fiction books by this author are great for children.