John W. Glenn

The World Made New provides a detailed account of the charting of the New World and the long-term effects of America's march into history. With engaging illustrations and 6 National Geographic maps, the book takes young readers through the adventre of the Age of Exploration -- both glorious and inglorious. The timeline of history unfolds with how the early colonies were established; how dissemination of products like the potato, tomato, tobacco, and corn made the Americas a major part of the new world economy; and how the Caribbean became a major trading hub.… (mehr)

Information is presented about the Age of Exploration in chronological order. The book explains the causes, what happened, and the consequences. There are large photographs and illustrations presented throughout the book. The information is easy to read and the author has condensed the information into a few pages for each topic. It could be used for many different units- study of Columbus, Age of Exploration, conquistadors, history of colonization in the Americas, etc. It could be adapted for any grade although the target grades are probably 3rd - 8th.… (mehr)