Christopher Columbus and the Age of Exploration for Kids With 21 Activities (For Kids series)

162 Pages·2013·30.66 MB·English

by  Ronald A. Reis

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Age of Exploration
and the

Kids
for
WITH 21 ACTIVITIES
Ronald A. Reis
Copyright © 2013 by Ronald A. Reis
All rights reserved
First edition
Published by Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
814 North Franklin Street
Chicago, Illinois 60610
ISBN 978-1-61374-674-5
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Reis, Ronald A.
Christopher Columbus and the Age of Exploration for kids with 21 activities / Ronald A. Reis. — First edition.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-61374-674-5 (trade paper)
1. Columbus, Christopher—Juvenile literature. 2. Explorers—America—Biography—Juvenile literature.
3. Explorers—Spain—Biography—Juvenile literature. 4. America—Discovery and exploration—Spanish—
Juvenile literature. 5. Education, Elementary—Activity programs. I. Title.
E111.R37 2013
970.01´5092—dc23
[B]
2013013451
Cover and interior design: Monica Baziuk
Interior illustrations: Jim Spence
Cover images: Map of Columbus trips, iStockPhoto; Santa Maria from Christopher Columbus, iStockPhoto/
Ivonne Wierink; Christopher Columbus, Library of Congress LC-D418-29258; Elements of medieval court life,
ThinkStock/Dynamic Graphics; Christopher Columbus at the royal court of Spain, Library of Congress LC-
USZ62-3939; Slaves cultivating sugar cane in the West Indies, Thinkstock/ Photos.com
Map design: Chris Erichsen
Printed in the United States
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Contents
NOTE TO READERS vii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
INTRODUCTION x
TIME LINE xii

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Craft a Sea Nereid (Goddess of the Sea) 5
Demonstrate That the Earth Is Hotter at the Equator 12
Tie Nautical Knots 14
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Make an Ancient Globe 21
Create a Coat of Arms 30
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Take Nautical Measurements 37 Simulate a Hurricane 105
Make a Chip Log 42 Simulate a Lunar Eclipse 114
Make a Half-Hour Glass 46
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Make an Old World–New World Pizza 124
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WEBSITES TO EXPLORE 130
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GLOSSARY 135
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INDEX 141
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Note to Readers
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he identification “Indian” to
describe the indigenous
people of the Americas has been a source of discussion and dispute in
recent decades. The term is historically incorrect since Columbus gave the
name to inhabitants of the New World who he thought were the Indians of
Asia. Today, the names Native Americans, American Indians, Indians, indig-
enous Americans, Amerindians, and others, as well as names of specific tribes
or peoples, have all found wide use. I use these designations interchangeably
throughout the book. Since “Indians” is still the word most often used by the
most people, however, that is the term used most frequently here.
The various and sometimes contradictory images depicting Columbus are
also worth noting. No painting of the discoverer was made in his lifetime,
and no physical description of Columbus written in his lifetime has been
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found. Portraits of Columbus were painted from line nose, blue eyes, complexion light and tending
descriptions usually written long after his death. to bright red; beard and hair red when young
However, Friar Bartolomé de Las Casas, who but very soon turned gray from labors.” Regard-
met Columbus in Hispaniola in 1500, gave this less of the variations you will see in portraits of
description: “As regards his exterior person and Christopher Columbus, you can rest assured that
bodily disposition, he was more than middling to those who knew him, he appeared a man of
tall; face long and giving an air of authority; aqui- determined bearing and personality.
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Acknowledgments
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hank you to author
Dr. William Wallis for encouragement
and support regarding all my writing efforts. Our frequent lunches keep
me hungering for more. Thank you to author Dr. LaVergne Rosow for taking
such an interest in this book and providing valuable suggestions regarding the
activities. Thank you to Dale Beck for being there as my first editor, and as
my critic, supporter, and provider of research material. Furthermore, I want
to offer a special thank-you to Lisa Reardon, senior editor at Chicago Review
Press. From the moment this book idea was conceived, Lisa has been there
with the enthusiasm, devotion, and expertise all authors yearn for. Last, but
never least, thank you to Karen, my devoted wife, for all you do in aiding my
writing efforts.
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