Leif Eriksson: Viking Explorer of the New World

by Cheryl L. DeFries

Did Leif Eriksson, a Viking explorer, travel from Greenland to modern day Canada in the 11th century, beating Christopher Columbus by nearly 400 years? Leif Eriksson was a Norse explorer who was probably the first European to land in North America. According to stories from the time, he established a Norse settlement at Vinland, which has been tentatively identified as L'Anse aux Meadows, a Norse site on the northern tip of the island of Newfoundland,...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 159845126X
• ISBN13: 9781598451269
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Enslow Publishing
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 11 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 12