What Columbus Found: It Was Orange, It Was Round by Jane Kurtz.
Illustrated by Paige Billin-Frye. (2007) Reading Level: Ages 4-8. Simon & Schuster/Aladdin.
ISBN-13: 978-0-689-86762-0; ISBN-10: 0-689-86762-X pb; ISBN-13: 978-0-689-86763-7;
ISBN-10: 0-689-86763-8 lib bndg.
Ready to Read Series -Level 1
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What Columbus Found? by Jane Kurtz
Illustrated by Paige Billin-Frye
Okay…so Christopher
Columbus didn’t exactly discover America. People had discovered
it and were living there. They were growing something he found
interesting. Pumpkins! This fall, say thank you to America,
the land where pumpkins grew.
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Comments and Reviews
"In Columbus , Kurtz weaves biographical information about the
man into a simple rhyming text. The gentle cartoon illustrations are
bright and enjoyable." - School Library Journal
"This simple rhyming text is witty and engaging. It tells that
Christopher Columbus, in 1492, receives funding from the queen of
Spain, sails for India and ends up in America.... [The text] keeps the
reader turning pages to find out what will come from the growing seeds.
...Fun illustrations add to the story and provide clues to decoding." Children's Literature.
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