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1) Over the edge of the world: Magellan's terrifying circumnavigation of the globe

Author

Bergreen, Laurence

Language

English

Formats

Book, CD Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

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Chronicles Ferdinand Magellan's daring circumnavigation of the globe in the sixteenth century, including first-person accounts previously unavailable in English.

2) Ferdinand Magellan: first to sail around the world

Author

Meltzer, Milton

Series

Great explorations

Publisher

Benchmark Books

Pub. Date

[2002]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

3) Ferdinand Magellan, first explorer around the world

Author

Molzahn, Arlene Bourgeois

Series

Explorers!

Publisher

Enslow Publishers

Pub. Date

[2003]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Describes the expedition around the world led by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan.

4) Ferdinand Magellan

Author

Landau, Elaine

Series

History maker bios

Publisher

Lerner Publications

Pub. Date

[2005]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

5) Ferdinand Magellan: the first voyage around the world

Author

Burnett, Betty

Series

The library of explorers and exploration

Publisher

Rosen Pub. Group's Rosen Central

Pub. Date

C2003.

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description

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A description of the life and voyage of the sixteenth-century Portuguese sea captain who commanded the first expedition to sail around the world.

6) Ferdinand Magellan sails around the world

Author

Yomtov, Nelson

Series

Black sheep.Extraordinary explorers

Publisher

Bellwether Media

Pub. Date

[2016]

Language

English

Description

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Follows Ferdinand Magellan's trip around the world. In graphic novel format.

7) Ferdinand Magellan: opening the door to world exploration

Author

Asimov, Isaac

Series

Isaac Asimov's pioneers of science and exploration

Publisher

Gareth Stevens Children's Books

Pub. Date

[1991]

Language

English

Description

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Presents the story of the Portuguese explorer who became the first European to cross the Pacific Ocean and whose expedition completed its voyage around the world after his death en route.

8) To the edge of the world

Author

Torrey, Michele

Publisher

Alfred A. Knopf

Pub. Date

c2003

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9

Language

English

Description

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In 1519, after the death of his parents, fourteen-year-old Mateo Macias becomes cabin boy to Ferdinand Magellan on a dangerous journey in search of a route to the fabled Spice Islands.