01795cam a2200349 i 4500 341070522 TxAuBib 20180307120000.0 130123s2013||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2012037715 9780545640398 0545640393 (OCoLC)816029479 TxAuBib rda Bader, Bonnie, 1961- Who was Christopher Columbus? [Book] / by Bonnie Bader ; illustrated by Nancy Harrison. New York, New York : Grosset & Dunlap ; An Imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., [2013] 106 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (page 106) and index. Who was Christopher Columbus? -- An explorer is born -- Mapping the world -- Waiting and more waiting -- On the ocean sea -- Land ho! -- Shipwreck! -- On the sea again -- A third try -- One last try -- Timelines. Offers insight into the historical events that prompted Columbus' efforts to establish new trade routes to the Indies, his struggles to obtain financial support for his voyages, and the important discoveries that caused him to become known as the "Great Admiral of the Seas.". 20180307. Columbus, Christopher Juvenile literature. Explorers America Biography Juvenile literature. Explorers Spain Biography Juvenile literature. America Discovery and exploration Spanish Juvenile literature. Harrison, Nancy, 1963- CWPCP