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If You Were There in 1492, Everyday Life in the Time of Columbus

If You Were There in 1492, Everyday Life in the Time of Columbus

by Barbara Brenner

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 112 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

Life in Spain just before Columbus's voyage to the Americas -- when tomatoes, pumpkins and Aztec gold were still unknown in Europe. This clever illustrated history gives the facts of life in the cities and countryside from a child's point of view. Middle schoolers will like it.  (SPN164, $6.99)


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