Little Guides to Great Lives: Ferdinand Magellan

Isabel Thomas, Dàlia Adillon (Illustrator)

$11.99

Publication Date: April 23rd, 2019

Publisher:

Laurence King Publishing

ISBN:

9781786274014

Pages:

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Description

Explorer, sailor, and navigator, Ferdinand Magellan led the first expedition to sail all the way around the world. He encountered lands and creatures that he could never have imagined, and the journey was fraught with danger and difficulty...

Join Magellan's amazing adventure in this colorful guide, encountering mutineers and monsters along the way!

From artists to aviators and scientists to revolutionaries, Little Guides to Great Lives is a brand new series of small-format guides introducing children to the most inspirational figures from history in a fun, accessible way.

About the Author

Isabel Thomas is a science writer and children's author who has been shortlisted for the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize, the ASE Science Book of the Year, and the Blue Peter Book Awards.

Dàlia Adillon studied Fine Art at the University of Barcelona and Illustration at Escola Massana in Barcelona.

Praise for Little Guides to Great Lives: Ferdinand Magellan

"The next cool biography series to buy your kids."-Cool Mom Picks

Praise for the series:
"Featuring timelines, glossaries, approachable text and striking illustrations, the [Little Guides to Great Lives] biographies bring these important individuals to brilliant life."-Shelf Awareness

"If you're looking to inspire your children to aim high and think big, the Little Guides to Great Lives series is the perfect place to start. The stories that the books convey tell kids that there is no limit to what they can aim for. These biographies will pique the interest of any young child who is already dreaming of their future."-GeekDad