Columbus forever changed America the moment he discovered it. Because along with his discovery are the new species of plants and animals that be introduced to the natives. Also, there were diseases that were felt by the natives for the first time. This book focuses on the many changes that came with Columbus’ discovery. Read about them today.
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"Most people have only the vaguest notion of how profoundly the world was changed by Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas. Indeed, some of what is commonly regarded as 'traditional' Native American life and culture--living in teepees and hunting buffalo from horseback, for example--came from the arrival of Europeans. This encyclopedia helps students acquire fundamental information about the Columbian Exchange through approximately 100 alphabetically arranged entries on animals, plants, diseases, and items that were exchanged, accompanied by sidebars throughout that provide interesting discussions of key people, companies, and other related topics. The work begins with an introductory essay that overviews the Columbian exchange and not only addresses its biological and cultural components but also treats it as a political and economic event. The alphabetically organized entries cover topics ranging from the African slave trade, almonds, and alpacas to watermelon, whooping cough, and yellow fever. The encyclopedia also offers a chronology of the major events of the Columbian Exchange as well as 15 transcribed primary source documents that enable students to 'look into history directly, ' including passages about the exchange that focus on the Irish Potato Famine, the slave trade, and the influenza pandemic of 1918-1919"--Provided by publisher
Why did Christopher Columbus leave his country and traveled so many nautical miles across the sea? How did he discover America? Relive Columbus’ journey by identifying the facts. For example, this book will educate your child on the land he discovered and mistakenly named India, and the name he gave the natives. Also know the day and circumstances of his landing. Oh what an adventure!
While all kids know something about Christopher Columbus, few know the full story of this amazing, resourceful, and tragic man of history. Christopher Columbus and the Age of Exploration for Kids takes a comprehensive, nuanced, and inclusive approach to Columbus, placing him in the context of the explorations that came before, during, and after his lifetime and portraying the “Admiral of the Ocean Seas” neither as hero nor heel but as a flawed and complex man whose significance is undeniably monumental. Providing kids, parents, and teachers with a fuller picture of the seafaring life and the dangers and thrills of exploration, the book details all four of Columbus’s voyages to the New World, not just his first, and describes the year that Columbus spent stranded on the island of Jamaica without hope of rescue. A full chapter is devoted to painting a more complex portrait of the indigenous peoples of the New World and another to the consequences of Columbus’s voyages—the exchange of diseases, ideas, crops, and populations between the New World and the Old. Engaging crosscurricular activities such as taking nautical measurements, simulating a hurricane, making an ancient globe, and conducting silent trade elucidate both nautical concepts introduced and the times in which Columbus lived. Ronald Reis is the technology department chair at Los Angeles Valley College and the award-winning author of sixteen nonfiction books for young adults on subjects as varied as African Americans and the Civil War and Simón Bolívar.
More than 200 million years ago, geological forces split apart the continents. Isolated from each other, the two halves of the world developed totally different suites of plants and animals. Columbus's voyages brought them back together--and marked the beginning of an extraordinary exchange of flora and fauna between Eurasia and the Americas.
Are you looking for a historical, educative read for your child that will not only teach them about how the world we live in today came to be but also engage them in a fun, epic story session? If yes, Prepare to set sail on an adventure filled with a blast of color and detail, fascinating facts, and a dash of imagination! Did you know that there was a time when people believed the Earth was flat? Well, even then, Christopher Columbus still believed that the Earth was round, and he embarked on, a daring quest to prove this. With the support of 120 brave men and three magnificent ships-the Santa Maria, the Pinta, and the Niña-Columbus sets off on a journey that would change the course of history forever. But the voyage was far from smooth sailing! Christopher Columbus and the Discovery of America is an engaging and educational children's book that brings to life the incredible journey of Christopher Columbus. Filled with vibrant illustrations, a catchy storyline and definitions for difficult words, this book is easy-to-read and effortlessly captures the imagination of young readers. In Christopher Columbus and the Discovery of America, kids will learn: An essential part of history in a way that will stick with them for life and see how it shaped the world we know today Importance of believing in themselves and their ideas, just like Columbus did! That they should be brave and never give up, even when things get tough That working together, instead of alone, can make big dreams come true And more! Whether for class or fun, this book will spark curiosity, imagination, and a thirst for exploration in young readers. Even if your child has never really been a lover of history, this book will prove very educative and probably jumpstart their curiosity and love for history!
A page-turning novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought, Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World has fired the imagination of readers all over the world, with more than twenty million copies in print. One day fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home from school to find in her mailbox two notes, with one question on each: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" From that irresistible beginning, Sophie becomes obsessed with questions that take her far beyond what she knows of her Norwegian village. Through those letters, she enrolls in a kind of correspondence course, covering Socrates to Sartre, with a mysterious philosopher, while receiving letters addressed to another girl. Who is Hilde? And why does her mail keep turning up? To unravel this riddle, Sophie must use the philosophy she is learning—but the truth turns out to be far more complicated than she could have imagined.
