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40 pp.
| Kids Can |
September, 2008 |
TradeISBN 978-1-55453-128-8$17.95
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PaperISBN 978-1-55453-129-5$8.95
(3)
4-6
Illustrated by
Howie Woo.
In this journey back in time to find the first "discoverer" of the Americas, breezy, quick-paced chapters turn a history lesson into a mystery. Wyatt debunks the Columbus myth and provides evidence of other contenders: the Norse, the Chinese, the ancestors of Native Americans, and so on. Stock photographs, cartoon illustrations, and sidebars with catchy titles break up the pages. Timeline. Glos., ind.