Juan Ponce de León

by Kristin Petrie

Book Overview

This biography introduces young readers to the life of Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Le n. Readers learn about his early education as a page and a squire to Pedro N ez de Guzm n and his early inspirations, such as Christopher Columbus's stories of reaching the Indies by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean. Readers also learn that many historians believe Ponce de Le n joined Columbus's second voyage to the New World, which set sail from C diz,...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1596797428
• ISBN13: 9781596797420
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Checkerboard Library
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.2" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6