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Columbus

(3) 4-6 Columbus was a gifted navigator, but his mistreatment of Native peoples and his obsession with a western trade route to Asia and the riches and notoriety it would bring became his downfall. Highly detailed illustrations rendered in ink on marble papers with gold overlay and decorative borders provide a majestic backdrop for this lengthy but thoughtful picture-book biography.

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