If You Were There in 1492: Everyday Life in the Time of Columbus

by Barbara Brenner

Book Overview

If You Were There in 1492 is Barbara Brenner's description of the everyday ife in the time of Columbus.

Instead of focusing on Christopher Columbus himself, this unique historical guide explores the world he left behind, offering little-known facts and stories about fifteenth-century Spain that will expand children's understanding of the world at that time.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689822413
• ISBN13: 9780689822414
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.5" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Very Interesting

Our seven year old son read this book quickly and enjoyed it a great deal. He only likes to read non-fiction and this book had substanitally more text than pictures, which is not usual in non-fiction books aimed at this age range. The book contained lots of information about life in Spain in the Middle Ages that I did not know, including some challenging information about the Spanish Inquisition and the treatment of Jews by the Spaniards of that period.