Traces the life of the famed Florentine explorer who discovered Brazil, Venezuela, and the Amazon River, and had two continents named for him.
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Grade 4-7-- A brief biography of the explorer for whom America was named. Although physically attractive--with large print and many color and black-and-white illustrations--the book is only average in writing style and contains several strange omissions. For instance, the man's physical appearance is never described; Martin Waldseemueller, the scholar who first inscribed Vespucci's name on a map, is unaccountably absent; and Fradin states, ``We don't know how it happened that this middle-aged merchant decided to cross the ocean,'' despite reasons explicated in other books. Also, the book lacks a map, a horrendous oversight in a study of an explorer. Syme's Amerigo Vespucci (Morrow, 1969; o.p.) is much more interestingly detailed and readable than this treatment. It contains black-and-white drawings and includes a bibliography and map. The chapter on Vespucci in Lomask's Great Lives: Exploration (Scribners, 1988) is laden with errors and should not be used. --Ann W. Moore, formerly at Lane Road Library, Columbus, OH
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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"I have the time of my life as a children's author," says Dennis Brindell Fradin, prolific author of close to one hundred and fifty books. "I try not to let a day of the year go by without working." Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, he earned a creative writing degree from Northwestern University, then taught elementary school for twelve years. In 1989, the National College of Education honored him as the Educator of the Year. He is married to writer Judith Bloom Fradin, who did the photo research on this book. They live in Evanston, Illinois and have three grown children.
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