Magellan's World (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781931414197)

The first voyage around the globe was a daring, high-stakes gamble that changed the world forever.

Portugal dominated the wildly lucrative spice trade, and Spain was desperate for a piece of the action. Spain had everything to gain. Portuguese officer Ferdinand Magellan had nothing to lose. His decades fighting for Portugal had left him with a crippled knee and his king's withering scorn.

And so Magellan left Portugal to lead an expedition for his country's bitter rival, Spain. He knew it would be an exceedingly dangerous voyage, but the reality proved much worse. Killer storms, mutinies, deadly battles, murders, deprivation and disease dogged the four-year journey. Magellan was driven to ever-greater extremes of brilliance, courage, brutality and madness as he sailed around the world.

Magellan's World is the story of a harrowing adventure, an inspiring and flawed hero, and an epic event in the history of the world.

Author: Stuart Waldman
ISBN-10: 193141419X
ISBN-13: 9781931414197
Publisher: Mikaya Press
Language: English
Published: 10/12/2007
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.27lbs
Size: 10.07h x 10.21w x 0.48d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.6
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 125929 / Magellan's World


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 11/01/2007 pg. 43
Kirkus Review - Children 11/15/2007 pg. 1206
Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2008 pg. 80 - Recommended - Readable