Christopher might have had siblings before him but infants back then didn't have a chance of surviving because it was common for infants to not make it. But he did have three brothers and one sister, Christopher was the oldest. He worked with his parents as a wool weaver but he didn't want to continue to do that the rest of his life. He had a dream to sail in the open waters. At the age 24. he had his first adventure at sea. While on the ship, he got hurt from another ship attack from pirates. He then floated and swam to shored close where Prince Henry the Navigator lives,son of king and queen of Portugal. He decides to sail west to the land of riches of the East. Christopher got married to Dona Felipa Perestrello e Moniz and they had a son. He was trying to get the king of Portugal to be interested to help him in making a voyage by supplying boats, crews, and provisions but the king turned him down. His wife had died. He had another son with another woman. So he tries to get the king of Spain to be interested to help him with his voyage as well. Finally they said yes. After he got his ships and men and they were off to sail. He reached the Bahamas and named it San Salvador. He claimed the land for the king and queen of Spain. The Indians were captured and forced into into slavery. He returned home. Christopher was having trouble with this crew and then he and his brother and son all got chained up and sent back to Spain. He died when he was fifty-four years old.
Christopher has done and seen a lot of things in his life time. He also went to many different places as well such as Ireland, Iceland, Spain, San Salador, Hispaniola, Cuba, Jamaica, south America, Interesting fact about him is that he made maps for sailors. He had three ships called the Nina, Pinta, and the Santa Maria. He had four voyages to the New World. He believed that he had reached the East but he didn't but he had changed the world by making his voyages. ( )

This books discusses Christopher Columbus' difficulties discovering the New World. IT describes his younger life and how he always dreamed of sailing. It wasn't until he was forty-one that he able was to get ships and a crew and be able to sail off into the deep sea. The pictures in the book are very interesting and detailed but only black and white. Not a bad book if you want to learn about Christopher Columbus and some facts that you wont learn in a history class. It is a great introduction book for younger students to read. I learned a lot about how Columbus sailed around the earth and founded the New World. ( )

This biography about Christopher Columbus is a very good one. It is very detailed in describing the events of his life. This is a great book for fifth graders to read because it is in paragraph form and also has pictures coordinating with the text. ( )

A biography about Christopher Columbus, students will be able to learn all about his life. From the beginning to the end. Its very detailed and a great book to add to the lesson plan while teacher about this subject. ( )

This biography on Christopher Columbus shows how he was a great explorer. While traveling around the world he discovered many things, like the New World. He had lots of troubles during his travels, but he was able to get through them. He accomplished many things during the time he was alive. This book has a lot of great information on Christopher Columbus, and I would definitely read it to my students. ( )