The Discovery of The Americas
From the crossing of the Bering Land Bridge to the arrival of the Europeans, The Discovery of The Americas paints the early discoveries of America in grand strokes.
Every October, Americans celebrate the discovery of their hemisphere by Christopher Columbus. But the navigator from Genoa was not the first to find his way to these shores. People had been living in America for thousands of years before Columbus was even born!
From the crossing of the first nomads on foot to Magellan’s fateful journey that resulted in the first voyage around the world, this book presents the rich history of our continent’s many explorations with straightforward text and dazzling illustrations.
The text combines beautiful landscape illustrations with factual features such as maps, timelines, chronological tables, and easy-to-use appendixes.
About the authors:
- Betsy Maestro is the author of the “American Story” series, illustrated by her husband, Giulio. She has also written several other non-fiction picture books, including the Let’s-Read-And-Find-Out science books How Do Apples Grow? and Why Do Leaves Change Color?
- Giulio Maestro is the illustrator of over 100 children’s books. He has also written his own books of word play and has co-authored two I Can Read Books with his son, Marco: What Do You Hear When Cows Sing, and Other Silly Riddles and Geese Find the Missing Piece: School Time Riddle Rhymes. The Maestros live in Old Lyme, Connecticut.
