Series:

Explorers of New Lands

9 total works

Cover of Marco Polo and the Realm of Kublai Khan. Explorers of New Lands.

Cover of Francisco Pizarro and the Conquest of the Inca
In 1531, Pizarro led a small but well trained army along the Pacific Coast of the unexplored South America. With less than 200 men, he conquered the Inca empire, known as modern day Peru. Ages 8+years.

Cover of Vasco DA Gama and the Sea Route to India
A Portuguese navigator whose initial voyage to India opened up the sea route from Western Europe to the East by way of the Cape of Good Hope.

Cover of Marco Polo and the Realm of Kublai Khan
In 1271, the ruler of the enormous Mongol Empire invited Marco Polo into his service, thus began Polo's 25 years of travel to the far corners of the Mongol empire. Ages 8+ years.

Cover of Francisco Coronado and the Seven Cities of Gold
Spanish legend claimed there were seven cities built of gold and filled with treasure in the New World. Today he is seen as a brave explorer and a careful observer of life in the Southwest. Ages 8+ years.

Cover of Hernando Cortes and the Fall of the Aztecs. Explorers of New Lands.

Cover of Christopher Columbus and the Discovery of the Americas
Columbus left Spain in 1492 thinking he could reach China by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean. When he reached land after five weeks, he thought he had discoverede a new route to the East Indies. It was not until much later that people realised he had instead found the New World. Ages 8+

Cover of Vasco Da Gama and the Sea Route to India. Explorers of New Lands.

Cover of Christopher Columbus and the Discovery of the Americas. Explorers of New Lands.