| Vasco Da Gama: Quest for the Spice Trade Contributor(s): Bailey, Katharine (Author) |
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ISBN: 0778724573 ISBN-13: 9780778724575 Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $8.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2007 Annotation: This exciting new book tells the story of the relentless and at times tyrannical explorer Vasco da Gama who helped Portugal search for a trade route to the lucrative spice trade of the Far East. Discover his role in the development of Portuguese spice plantations in India and New World colonies, and his involvement in the slave trade of Africa. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Exploration & Discovery - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Renaissance |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2007003407 |
| Lexile Measure: 1020 |
| Series: In the Footsteps of Explorers |
| Physical Information: 0.12" H x 8.34" W x 10.58" (0.38 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 15th Century - Chronological Period - 16th Century |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 114951 Reading Level: 6.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |