Juan Ponce de León

by Kristin Petrie

This biography introduces young readers to the life of Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Le n. Readers learn about his early education as a page and a squire to Pedro N ez de Guzm n and his early inspirations, such as Christopher Columbus's stories of reaching the Indies by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean. Readers also learn that many historians believe Ponce de Le n joined Columbus's second voyage to the New World, which set sail from C diz,...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1596797428
• ISBN13: 9781596797420
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Checkerboard Library
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.2" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6