Author: Annie Cannon
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781507870228
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
The book "In the Footsteps of Columbus" by Annie. J. Cannon was originally published in 1893. The annotated version contains in addition to the original book:* An Introduction to the book with a detailed historical context to help understand Ms. Cannon's work.* A detailed biography of Annie J. Cannon is included at the end of the book.This book is a story of Ms. Cannon's trip to Spain in 1893. She visits some of the major cathedrals, mosques, and palaces in Spain. She takes several pictures of her trip with her portable camera, the "Kamarat" which are included. Annie Cannon was an exceptional woman who overcame deafness become one of the most well know astronomers of her day.
In the Footsteps of Columbus (Annotated)
Author: Annie Cannon
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781507870228
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
The book "In the Footsteps of Columbus" by Annie. J. Cannon was originally published in 1893. The annotated version contains in addition to the original book:* An Introduction to the book with a detailed historical context to help understand Ms. Cannon's work.* A detailed biography of Annie J. Cannon is included at the end of the book.This book is a story of Ms. Cannon's trip to Spain in 1893. She visits some of the major cathedrals, mosques, and palaces in Spain. She takes several pictures of her trip with her portable camera, the "Kamarat" which are included. Annie Cannon was an exceptional woman who overcame deafness become one of the most well know astronomers of her day.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781507870228
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
The book "In the Footsteps of Columbus" by Annie. J. Cannon was originally published in 1893. The annotated version contains in addition to the original book:* An Introduction to the book with a detailed historical context to help understand Ms. Cannon's work.* A detailed biography of Annie J. Cannon is included at the end of the book.This book is a story of Ms. Cannon's trip to Spain in 1893. She visits some of the major cathedrals, mosques, and palaces in Spain. She takes several pictures of her trip with her portable camera, the "Kamarat" which are included. Annie Cannon was an exceptional woman who overcame deafness become one of the most well know astronomers of her day.
Christopher Columbus
Author: Adrianna Morganelli
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780778724094
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Intended for ages 8-14, this book talks about Columbus, his famous journey and the results of his interaction with the indigenous people he encountered. Features include: full-colour maps of the journey; native American culture and customs before and after Columbus' arrival; and the evolution of the world map.
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780778724094
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Intended for ages 8-14, this book talks about Columbus, his famous journey and the results of his interaction with the indigenous people he encountered. Features include: full-colour maps of the journey; native American culture and customs before and after Columbus' arrival; and the evolution of the world map.
In the Footsteps of Marco Polo
Author: Denis Belliveau
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN: 0742557375
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Did Marco Polo reach China? This richly illustrated companion volume to the public television film chronicles the remarkable two-year expedition of explorers Denis Belliveau and Francis O'Donnell as they sought the answer to this controversial 700-year-old question. With Polo's book, The Travels of Marco Polo, as their guide, they journeyed over 25,000 miles becoming the first to retrace his entire path by land and sea without resorting to helicopters or airplanes. Surviving deadly skirmishes and capture in Afghanistan, they were the first Westerners in a generation to cross its ancient forgotten passageway to China, the Wakhan Corridor. Their camel caravan on the southern Silk Road encountered the deadly singing sands of the Taklamakan and Gobi deserts. In Sumatra, where Polo was stranded waiting for trade winds, they lived with the Mentawai tribes, whose culture has remained unchanged since the Bronze Age. They became among the first Americans granted visas to enter Iran, where Polo fulfilled an important mission for Kublai Khan. Accompanied by 200 stunning full-color photographs, the text provides a fascinating account of the lands and peoples the two hardy adventurers encountered during their perilous journey. The authors' experiences are remarkably similar to descriptions from Polo's account of his own travels and life. Laden with adventure, humor, diplomacy, history, and art, this book is compelling proof that travel is the enemy of bigotry—a truth that resonates from Marco Polo's time to our own.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN: 0742557375
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Did Marco Polo reach China? This richly illustrated companion volume to the public television film chronicles the remarkable two-year expedition of explorers Denis Belliveau and Francis O'Donnell as they sought the answer to this controversial 700-year-old question. With Polo's book, The Travels of Marco Polo, as their guide, they journeyed over 25,000 miles becoming the first to retrace his entire path by land and sea without resorting to helicopters or airplanes. Surviving deadly skirmishes and capture in Afghanistan, they were the first Westerners in a generation to cross its ancient forgotten passageway to China, the Wakhan Corridor. Their camel caravan on the southern Silk Road encountered the deadly singing sands of the Taklamakan and Gobi deserts. In Sumatra, where Polo was stranded waiting for trade winds, they lived with the Mentawai tribes, whose culture has remained unchanged since the Bronze Age. They became among the first Americans granted visas to enter Iran, where Polo fulfilled an important mission for Kublai Khan. Accompanied by 200 stunning full-color photographs, the text provides a fascinating account of the lands and peoples the two hardy adventurers encountered during their perilous journey. The authors' experiences are remarkably similar to descriptions from Polo's account of his own travels and life. Laden with adventure, humor, diplomacy, history, and art, this book is compelling proof that travel is the enemy of bigotry—a truth that resonates from Marco Polo's time to our own.
In the Footsteps of Columbus
You Wouldn't Want to Sail With Christopher Columbus!
Author: Fiona Macdonald
Publisher: The Salariya Book Company
ISBN: 1911242431
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
You are Christopher Columbus, the explorer who accidentally discovered America. Follow Columbus' struggles to finance his journeys, his sometimes infamous behaviour and his final lonely days. This title in the best-selling children’s history series, You Wouldn't Want To…, features full-colour illustrations which combine humour and accurate technical detail and a narrative approach placing readers at the centre of the history, encouraging them to become emotionally-involved with the characters and aiding their understanding of what life would have been like sailing with Christopher Columbus. Informative captions, a complete glossary and an index make this title an ideal introduction to the conventions of information books for young readers. It is an ideal text for Key Stage 2 shared and guided reading and helps achieve the goals of the Scottish Standard Curriculum 5-14.
Publisher: The Salariya Book Company
ISBN: 1911242431
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
You are Christopher Columbus, the explorer who accidentally discovered America. Follow Columbus' struggles to finance his journeys, his sometimes infamous behaviour and his final lonely days. This title in the best-selling children’s history series, You Wouldn't Want To…, features full-colour illustrations which combine humour and accurate technical detail and a narrative approach placing readers at the centre of the history, encouraging them to become emotionally-involved with the characters and aiding their understanding of what life would have been like sailing with Christopher Columbus. Informative captions, a complete glossary and an index make this title an ideal introduction to the conventions of information books for young readers. It is an ideal text for Key Stage 2 shared and guided reading and helps achieve the goals of the Scottish Standard Curriculum 5-14.
In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse
Author: Joseph Marshall
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1613128312
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 107
Book Description
Jimmy McClean is a Lakota boy—though you wouldn’t guess it by his name: his father is part white and part Lakota, and his mother is Lakota. When he embarks on a journey with his grandfather, Nyles High Eagle, he learns more and more about his Lakota heritage—in particular, the story of Crazy Horse, one of the most important figures in Lakota and American history. Drawing references and inspiration from the oral stories of the Lakota tradition, celebrated author Joseph Marshall III juxtaposes the contemporary story of Jimmy with an insider’s perspective on the life of Tasunke Witko, better known as Crazy Horse (c. 1840–1877). The book follows the heroic deeds of the Lakota leader who took up arms against the US federal government to fight against encroachments on the territories and way of life of the Lakota people, including leading a war party to victory at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Along with Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse was the last of the Lakota to surrender his people to the US army. Through his grandfather’s tales about the famous warrior, Jimmy learns more about his Lakota heritage and, ultimately, himself. American Indian Youth Literature Award
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1613128312
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 107
Book Description
Jimmy McClean is a Lakota boy—though you wouldn’t guess it by his name: his father is part white and part Lakota, and his mother is Lakota. When he embarks on a journey with his grandfather, Nyles High Eagle, he learns more and more about his Lakota heritage—in particular, the story of Crazy Horse, one of the most important figures in Lakota and American history. Drawing references and inspiration from the oral stories of the Lakota tradition, celebrated author Joseph Marshall III juxtaposes the contemporary story of Jimmy with an insider’s perspective on the life of Tasunke Witko, better known as Crazy Horse (c. 1840–1877). The book follows the heroic deeds of the Lakota leader who took up arms against the US federal government to fight against encroachments on the territories and way of life of the Lakota people, including leading a war party to victory at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Along with Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse was the last of the Lakota to surrender his people to the US army. Through his grandfather’s tales about the famous warrior, Jimmy learns more about his Lakota heritage and, ultimately, himself. American Indian Youth Literature Award
Who Was Christopher Columbus?
Author: Bonnie Bader
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698159500
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Learn all about Christopher Columbus' early life at sea, which led him to seek fortune by sailing west in hopes of creating new trade routes with the Indies. Kids will read about why he called himself the "Great Admirald of the Seas" and learn of all his struggles to find finacial support for his voyage.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698159500
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Learn all about Christopher Columbus' early life at sea, which led him to seek fortune by sailing west in hopes of creating new trade routes with the Indies. Kids will read about why he called himself the "Great Admirald of the Seas" and learn of all his struggles to find finacial support for his voyage.
The Indian Equator
Author: Ian Strathcarron
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486315800
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
In 1895 Mark Twain conducted a year-long around-the-world lecture tour that formed the basis for Following the Equator. A modern-day journalist recounts Twain's passage through India and offers his own intriguing observations of the same sites a century later.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486315800
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
In 1895 Mark Twain conducted a year-long around-the-world lecture tour that formed the basis for Following the Equator. A modern-day journalist recounts Twain's passage through India and offers his own intriguing observations of the same sites a century later.
In the Heart of Spain
Author: Thomas Ewing Moore
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Andalusia (Spain)
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Andalusia (Spain)
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Footsteps in the Attic
Author: Heidi Wildes Mitchell
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN: 9781479339440
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
A mystery story set in present and civil war times. Hannah Tandy moves to the small town of Harpersville, Georgia after losing her husband to a drunk driver and soon realizes there's something paranormal going on in her antebellum home. She feels deeply connected to three teenagers who disappeared more than one hundred years before and finds herself drawn into their lives and does everything she can to get to the bottom of their story. Along the way she makes a new life for herself and finds that the townspeople are just as intrigued. Her new home town wants nothing more than to find closure for their lost youths. Where will the eerie footsteps heard in her attic lead her?
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN: 9781479339440
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
A mystery story set in present and civil war times. Hannah Tandy moves to the small town of Harpersville, Georgia after losing her husband to a drunk driver and soon realizes there's something paranormal going on in her antebellum home. She feels deeply connected to three teenagers who disappeared more than one hundred years before and finds herself drawn into their lives and does everything she can to get to the bottom of their story. Along the way she makes a new life for herself and finds that the townspeople are just as intrigued. Her new home town wants nothing more than to find closure for their lost youths. Where will the eerie footsteps heard in her attic lead her?