Ferdinand Magellan (Robbie Readers) (What's So Great About...?)

Jim Whiting

ISBN 10: 1584154802 ISBN 13: 9781584154808

Publisher: Mitchell Lane Publishers, 2006

Synopsis

Ferdinand Magellan made one of the most famous ocean voyages of all time. He left Spain in 1519 with five ships. He was trying to find a different route to the Spice Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Spices were very important to Europeans at that time. Along the way, he encountered many problems. Many of his men turned against him. He ran into heavy storms. Food and fresh water were often in short supply But he kept going. In 1522, one of his ships returned to Spain. It was the first time anyone had sailed all the way around the world. Unfortunately, Magellan had died in a battle the year before. Yet without his inspired leadership, the voyage would never have succeeded.

About this title

About the Author:

Jim Whiting has been a remarkably versatile and accomplished journalist, writer, editor, and photographer for more than 30 years. A voracious reader since early childhood, Mr. Whiting has written and edited about 200 nonfiction children s books. His subjects range from authors to zoologists and include contemporary pop icons and classical musicians, saints and scientists, emperors and explorers. Representative titles include The Life and Times of Franz Liszt, The Life and Times of Julius Caesar, Charles Schulz, Charles Darwin and the Origin of the Species, Juan Ponce de Leon, What s So Great About Robert Fulton, and The Scopes Monkey Trial. Other career highlights are a lengthy stint publishing Northwest Runner, the first piece of original fiction to appear in Runners World magazine, hundreds of descriptions and venue photographs for America Online, e-commerce product writing, sports editor for the Bainbridge Island Review, light verse in a number of magazines, and acting as the official photographer for the Antarctica Marathon. He lives in Washington State with his wife and two teenage sons.

About this edition

• Publisher: Mitchell Lane Publishers
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1584154802
• ISBN 13: 9781584154808
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 32