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Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Famous for his search for the legendary Fountain of Youth, Spanish conquistador Ponce de Leon is credited with the discovery of Florida in 1513 and much more. This book examines the life of this explorer and his many discoveries.
Author
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Examines the early life and explorations of Sir Walter Raleigh and Raleigh's legacy. When England's Queen Elizabeth I asked Sir Walter Raleigh to search for new lands to claim and colonize, her loyal subject pledged to found a colony in tribute to his Queen. This exciting recreation of the founding, loss, and reclamation of the Virginia colony in the late 1500s also describes Raleigh's unsuccessful search for the fabled wealthy kingdom of El Dorado,...