He Went With Magellan

He Went With

by Louise Andrews Kent

Vasco Coelho, a 14-year-old royal page for the Portuguese King, travels to Spain with Magellan to request financing for an expedition into waters unknown. They are searching for a Western sea route to the Spice Islands of Indonesia – Islands overflowing with expensive spices, where there are fortunes to be made. When telling of Vasco joining him on the journey, Magellan “I am going to take Vasco Coelho with me… a boy who can draw charts and knock down thieves, and who can take care of those who are supposed to protect him.” Vasco learns that adventure comes with many hardships. Mutiny, scurvy, fighting and hunger all take a toll. Can they become the first explorers to circumnavigate the globe, or will they fall off the edge of the world? Will any of them return to Spain alive? Louise Andrews Kent is a master storyteller, weaving historical accuracy and immersive adventure into one epic voyage of discovery. This new edition features all the original illustrations and clean, readable text. It is a fantastic living book teaching about history and geography, recommended for ages 10 and up.

234 pages, Paperback

First published November 9, 1943

About the author

Louise Andrews Kent (May 25, 1886 – August 6, 1969) was an American writer. She was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, in 1886 and graduated, in 1909, from Simmons College School of Library Science, where she was president of her senior class and editor of the college paper.

She became a newspaper columnist and writer of children's literature, and also of cookbooks. She wrote a newspaper column, Theresa’s Tea Table, in the Boston Traveller under the pen name of Theresa Tempest, and later authored a series of cookbooks as Mrs. Appleyard.

Reviews

[Keumala Dewi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pernah baca edisi hard cover jaman dulu yang sampulnya kayak papan keras dan ada semacam kain yang dijahit itu. Ejaannya jadul sekali. Nemunya pun di gudang. Tapi saya yang baru kelas 2 SD waktu itu asyiiik sekali membacanya, biarpun kadang kurang paham maksud beberapa kata dalam bukunya *maklum masih keciil hehe. Pas SMP buku ini masih ada di rak buku rumah, jadi tentulah saya...baca lagiii...ah senangnya. Pas pindah ke ujung Sumatra (Banda Aceh) karena mulai kerja setamat kuliah buku ini saya bawa biarpun agak berat. Sayang hancur kena lumpur tsunami 2004 lalu. Nyeseel kalau saja tidak saya bawa kemari pasti masih ada di rumah orang tua saya buku ini. Soalnya kepingin baca lagiiii..

[Mark Lawrence · Rating 4 out of 5]

I remembered the existence of this book today when my son(17) turned out not to have a clue who Magellan was. I checked on Goodreads and discovered the 16 million members of Goodreads had overlooked this one - so I added it.

I can remember very little of the book but I recall liking it a lot when I read it nearly *shudder* 40 years ago.

[Erik Empson · Rating 2 out of 5]

I picked this up from a charity shop, not realising it was a book for kids. Not sure why I persisted in reading it, but it was a fairly dreadful experience.