Explore with Francisco Pizarro

• Author(s): Lisa Dalrymple,
• Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
• Pages: 32
• ISBN_10: 0778717003
  ISBN_13: 9780778717003
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Historical , Juvenile Nonfiction / History / General , Juvenile Nonfiction / History / Central & South America , Juvenile Nonfiction / History / Europe , Juvenile Nonfiction / History / Exploration & Discovery , Juvenile Nonfiction / People & Places / Caribbean & Latin America , Juvenile Nonfiction / People & Places / Europe ,

Description:... This adventurous book follows the travels of British navigator Captain James Cook and his voyages in the Pacific. Historical information and high-interest fact boxes are presented in an entertaining tabloid style that guides readers through major journeys, explorations, and discoveries. Topics include why the British sent Cook to the Pacific, technological innovations in navigation, claiming Australia for the British, contact with the Maori, and Cook's violent death in Hawaii.