Who was Ferdinand Magellan?

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When Portuguese sailor Ferdinand Magellan set sail from Spain in 1519, he believed he could get to the Spice Islands by sailing west through or around the New World. He was right, but what he didn't know was that the treacherous voyage would take him three years and cost him his life. Black-and-white line drawings illustrate Magellan's life and voyage, with sidebars and a time line that enhance readers' understanding of the period.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Who Was Ferdinand Magellan? (p. 1)
• The Boy Becomes a Man (p. 3)
• War Hero (p. 18)
• A New King Listens (p. 23)
• Getting Ready (p. 33)
• Tricky Seas (p. 45)
• Frozen In (p. 58)
• The Pacific (p. 70)
• The Crossing (p. 80)
• The Last Battle (p. 89)
• End of the Journey (p. 96)

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Who Was Ferdinand Magellan? Who Was Ferdinand Magellan? To Hopey, who's been around the world too--S.K. For Bill--E.W. 2003021264 Who Was Ferdinand Magellan? Imagine a time when no one was sure the Earth was round ... when people believed they'd topple over the edge if they sailed too far from home. Imagine a time when most people didn't know there was a Pacific Ocean. Go back five hundred years, when whole continents were still undiscovered, when people thought the Earth was tiny and that monsters swam through its waters. Yet one man decided to sail his ship through unknown seas and discover what was out there. He was not the first to make such a perilous voyage. But he went farther and stayed away longer than anyone had before. Because of his brains and courage, he is known for being the first man to circumnavigate--sail around--the globe. Who was he? Ferdinand Magellan. Chapter 1 The Boy Becomes a Man Sometime around 1480 in Portugal, a boy named Ferdinand was born to the Magellan family. The Magellans were of noble blood, but they had little money or power. They owned a farm far from the sea. This was where Ferdinand, the youngest of three children, grew up. Their house wasn't fancy: The family lived on the top floor and their cows, goats, sheep, and chickens lived on the bottom. Excerpted from Who Was Ferdinand Magellan? by Sydelle Kramer All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.

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Horn Book Review

A lively biography of the explorer who was the first to sail around the globe, this book not only tells Magellan+s life story but details his accomplishments and his failure. Historical notes are interspersed with the accessible narrative, which is illustrated with black-and-white line drawings. Reading list, timelines. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.