The King's Fifth (Library Binding)

by Scott O'Dell (Author) "IT IS DARK NIGHT on the sea but dusk within my cell..." (more)
Key Phrases: Father Francisco, Captain Mendoza, Don Felipe (more...)

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Product Details Reading level: Young Adult Library Binding: 264 pages Publisher: San Val (September 2006) Language: English ISBN-10: 1417769505 ISBN-13: 978-1417769506 Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5 x 1 inches Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

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Father Francisco, Captain Mendoza, Don Felipe, Royal Audiencia, Chief Quantah, Vera Cruz, Blue Star, Counsel Gamboa, Red House, Guillermo Torres, Cloud City, Father Marcos, Valley of Hearts, San Pedro, Captain Martin, Captain Coronado, Blas de Mendoza, City of Mexico, Indians of Tawhi, River of Good Guidance, Seven Golden Cities, Admiral Ulloa, Mexico City

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• Honey for a Child's Heart by Gladys Hunt on page 189
• Meet the Authors and Illustrators:Volume 1 (Grades K-6) by Deborah Kovacs on page 111
• The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English by Ian Ousby on page 693

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews 19 of 22 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Boy Hoodwinks King, February 15, 2000 By A Customer This review is from: The King's Fifth (Hardcover) Esteban de Sandoval, a map maker, is to stand before the royal audiencia. The royal audiencia is to decide if Esteban is guilty or innocent of withholding the king's fifth he has supposedly hidden. The year is 1541 and the place is the Fortress of Juan de Ulua, near Vera Cruz, New Spain (Mexico). Esteban records his adventures in the Land of Cibola on paper his jailer hs supplied. The jailer has talked Esteban into making a map of where he has hidden the treasure. The King's Fifth is exciting and very enveloping book. I like how the book is very descriptive. What I don't like is when they use Spanish words and they don't tell you what the words mean. Over all on a scale of one-five, five being the best, I would give the book a five. The plot is great. The story line makes you want to keep on reading at the end of a chapter.The scenery is well described and you feel as if you were there. 8 of 8 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Among the Best, September 26, 2002 By  "bscoles" (Saint Paul, MN United States) - See all my reviews This review is from: The King's Fifth (Hardcover) For the last six months or so I have been reading through the Newbery Medal and Award books. The King's Fifth is one of my favorites. This book is filled with unforgettable characters, action, romance, and danger. I especially like the ending, which I won't give away! If you like historical fiction, adventure stories, or just great books, don't miss out. Read this book. May I also suggest my other all-time favorite Newbery winner: AMOS FORTUNE, FREEMAN. 13 of 15 people found the following review helpful: 4.0 out of 5 stars Join an exciting search for gold with Spanish explorers., April 22, 1999 By A Customer This review is from: The King's Fifth (Hardcover) A group of Spanish explorers, led by Captain Mendoza and his guide Zia, set out on an expedition searching for gold. His fellow explorers were: Torres, who took care of the horses, Father Francisco, who came to spread faith to the Indians, Este'ban de Sandoval, who wanted to be the first person to make maps of the uncharted land, and Roa, the drummer. As the group travels on they have many adventures with the Indians. After awhile the group joins several other Spaniards. As they travel on they get into a war and Mendoza's group leaves to find gold in the mountains. Through their adventure up in the mountains they are hit by a storm and are forced to live in a cave for a few days. At the end of the story they steal gold from the Indians which leads to some tragic consequences. You'll need to read the book to find out what happens to the explorers. I would definitely recommend this book because it was very exciting and had lots of action from start to finish.		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 4.0 out of 5 stars Of conquistadors, gold, greed, and happiness Esteban was a cartographer, or map maker, on a ship on the coast of South America. Their ship was to rendezvous with another to make a search for the Cities of Gold. Read more Published on January 30, 2007 by Chatelaine 3.0 out of 5 stars maybe the british are coming the british are coming! not really. i did not like this book because it jumped between two different places every chapter which made it confusing. Read more Published on January 19, 2007 4.0 out of 5 stars A very good tale of what gold thirst can make of a person! I first heard of the book seeing that it was the original for the Japanese animation series "The Mysterous Cities of Gold" and so, of course, I always wished to read it. Read more Published on July 30, 2006 by Miriam 4.0 out of 5 stars Blood, Sweat, & Tears For Grade 8 Language Arts class we are reading this book. It is set in the year 1541, the golden age of Spanish conquest in the Americas, or the "New Spain. Read more Published on November 23, 2005 by Zhen-An 3.0 out of 5 stars The King's Fifth This critique is for my seventh grade language arts class. The King's Fifth is a unique book. However, on a scale from 1 to 5 I would only give 3 stars, because there's no realy... Read more Published on January 22, 2004 3.0 out of 5 stars The Allure of Gold The King's Fifth is a cultural book dating back to 1541, the Golden Age in Spain. It tells the story of Esteban de Sandoval, a Spanish cartographer who made maps for the... Read more Published on November 30, 2003 by Kimmy Bettinger 5.0 out of 5 stars Good adventure i read this book last summer and decided to re-read and i just have to say that it is still a page-turn the second time. Read more Published on January 5, 2003 by phatmanskater 4.0 out of 5 stars MCoG Have you ever heared of the Mystiriuos cities of gold? Les Mystérieuses Cités d'Or ? It was a 1983 tv show, based on this book, brought by a abnd of french producers, japanese... Read more Published on April 3, 2001 5.0 out of 5 stars The King's Fifth is one of the best books by Scott O'Dell The King's Fifth is a good, but challenging book. The reason this book is hard is because it keeps going back and forth in time. Read more Published on June 1, 1998 4.0 out of 5 stars King's Fifth had some interesting viewpoints and ideas. I think The King's Fifth is interesting because of its perspective, the attitude that Mexico was just there for the taking and that "maps do not have to be accurate. 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Product Details

• Reading level: Young Adult
  
• Library Binding: 264 pages
• Publisher: San Val (September 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1417769505
• ISBN-13: 978-1417769506
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

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19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Boy Hoodwinks King, February 15, 2000

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This review is from: The King's Fifth (Hardcover)

Esteban de Sandoval, a map maker, is to stand before the royal audiencia. The royal audiencia is to decide if Esteban is guilty or innocent of withholding the king's fifth he has supposedly hidden. The year is 1541 and the place is the Fortress of Juan de Ulua, near Vera Cruz, New Spain (Mexico). Esteban records his adventures in the Land of Cibola on paper his jailer hs supplied. The jailer has talked Esteban into making a map of where he has hidden the treasure.

The King's Fifth is exciting and very enveloping book. I like how the book is very descriptive. What I don't like is when they use Spanish words and they don't tell you what the words mean. Over all on a scale of one-five, five being the best, I would give the book a five. The plot is great. The story line makes you want to keep on reading at the end of a chapter.The scenery is well described and you feel as if you were there.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Among the Best, September 26, 2002

By	"bscoles" (Saint Paul, MN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The King's Fifth (Hardcover)

For the last six months or so I have been reading through the Newbery Medal and Award books. The King's Fifth is one of my favorites. This book is filled with unforgettable characters, action, romance, and danger. I especially like the ending, which I won't give away! If you like historical fiction, adventure stories, or just great books, don't miss out. Read this book. May I also suggest my other all-time favorite Newbery winner: AMOS FORTUNE, FREEMAN.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Join an exciting search for gold with Spanish explorers., April 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The King's Fifth (Hardcover)

A group of Spanish explorers, led by Captain Mendoza and his guide Zia, set out on an expedition searching for gold. His fellow explorers were: Torres, who took care of the horses, Father Francisco, who came to spread faith to the Indians, Este'ban de Sandoval, who wanted to be the first person to make maps of the uncharted land, and Roa, the drummer. As the group travels on they have many adventures with the Indians. After awhile the group joins several other Spaniards. As they travel on they get into a war and Mendoza's group leaves to find gold in the mountains. Through their adventure up in the mountains they are hit by a storm and are forced to live in a cave for a few days. At the end of the story they steal gold from the Indians which leads to some tragic consequences. You'll need to read the book to find out what happens to the explorers. I would definitely recommend this book because it was very exciting and had lots of action from start to finish.