Christopher Columbus

First Biographies

by National Geographic Learning

Christopher Columbus made cloth in his father's shop before he became a sailor and set out for the Indies, finding the New World instead. This book includes illustrations and a timeline to introduce the life of the Italian explorer who ushered in the Age of Exploration.

24 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2000

Reviews

[Wilson · Rating 4 out of 5]

What i like about this book is the part when he needed crew for his voyage. I liked it when he asked the prisoners to help him because that is when the prisoners get there freedom to set sail out to the world. Columbus's dream was to set sail and reach to China like Marco Polo.

[Indra · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is part of a series of short books on history that are just a notch above using a history text book. We picked it up when we were studying explorers, read it once, and returned it to the library. Good for learning how a captain picks a crew.