| Sieur de la Salle: New World Adventurer Contributor(s): Zronik, John Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 0778724492 ISBN-13: 9780778724490 Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2005 Annotation: Hungry for adventure, young Sieur de La Salle left the priesthood in France and set sail for the New World at the age of 22. This fascinating new book chronicles his success leading a colony in New France in the late 1600s and his search for an easy route through North America to the Pacific Ocean. A recipe from the period is also included. Other topics include - charting the Mississippi and Ohio rivers - encounters with the Iroquois - the building of Fort Frontenac and Fort Crevocoeur - the discovery of the Louisiana basin - Le Griffon, Amiable, and Belle - the shipwreck of La Belle in Texas - early navigation techniques - survival skills in the uncharted American south - poor leadership and mutiny by the crew - colorful maps and images showing the areas explored - sections on the age of exploration - the political climates of various countries that made explorers venture out into the unknown - real recipes for foods the explorers ate on their travels - how explorers lived while on the high seas, on the trail, or in the encampment |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Exploration & Discovery - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Earth Sciences - Geography |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2005014835 |
| Lexile Measure: 1080 |
| Series: In the Footsteps of Explorers |
| Physical Information: 0.16" H x 8.4" W x 10.96" (0.29 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 17th Century |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 103093 Reading Level: 7.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is suitable for ages 8-14. Hungry for adventure, your Sieur de La Salle did not think twice before leaving the priesthood in France and setting sail for the New World, at the tender age of 22. Young readers will be fascinated by this new book which chronicles his success leading a colony in New France in the late 1600s and his search for an easy route through North America to the Pacific Ocean. A recipe from the period is also included. |