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School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2009
Gr 5-8 After a preliminary chapter that takes readers into the crux of the story, each book backtracks to the explorer's early life and the history surrounding each voyage. Admittedly it is difficult to inject much verve into the Old World politics, but these sections feel dutiful and bland. The books are best when the exploration is underway, although the authors make only limited use of the first-person accounts available. Different problems arise...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
These accounts of the lives of La Salle, Magellan, or De Soto, valiant but often cruel explorers of the new world, make interesting reading as well as s...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
