Title:
Vasco da Gama : first European to reach India by sea / Jennifer Landau.
ISBN:
9781477788271
9781477788257
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Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Rosen Publishing, 2017.
Physical Description:
48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Contents:
Searching for a new route -- The age of discovery -- Early life of an explorer -- Heading out to sea -- Making a vow -- Rounding the Cape -- Tension in Mozambique -- Mombasa and Malindi -- A dream fulfilled -- Meeting the Zamorin -- The voyage home -- A cause for celebration -- Cabral's journey to India -- Da Gama's second voyage -- The Miri -- A standoff in Calicut -- A fierce battle -- Years at home -- An explorer's final voyage.
Summary:
Shares the life of the Portuguese explorer who became the first person to link Europe and Asia by an ocean route.
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Interest grade level:
Grade 5 to 8.
Audience:
1080L Lexile
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OCLC Number:
ocn985486274
Availability:
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