02085cam a2200445 i 4500 140862284 TxAuBib 20130717120000.0 130123s2013||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2012037715 9780448465883 hardback 0448465884 hardback 9780448463339 paperback 0448463334 paperback TxAuBib rda Bader, Bonnie, 1961- Who was Christopher Columbus? [PB] / by Bonnie Bader ; illustrated by Nancy Harrison. New York, New York : Grosset & Dunlap ; An Imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., [2013] 106 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Who was Who was--? Includes bibliographical references (page 106) and index. Who was Christopher Columbus? -- An explorer is born -- Mapping the world -- Waiting and more waiting -- On the ocean sea -- Land ho! -- Shipwreck! -- On the sea again -- A third try -- One last try -- Timelines. Offers insight into the historical events that prompted Columbus' efforts to establish new trade routes to the Indies, his struggles to obtain financial support for his voyages, and the important discoveries that caused him to become known as the "Great Admiral of the Seas.". 20130717. Columbus, Christopher Juvenile literature. Columbus, Christopher. Explorers America Biography Juvenile literature. Explorers Spain Biography Juvenile literature. Explorers America Biography. Explorers Spain Biography. America Discovery and exploration Spanish Juvenile literature. America Discovery and exploration Spanish. Harrison, Nancy, 1963-, illustrator. Who was. Who was--?