Biography: This is a story about how Christopher Columbus grew up and became a sailor. Christopher had known since he was a boy that he wanted to become a sailor. Though his father wanted him to become a weaver like himself, Christopher knew becoming a sailor would not be easy. Christopher practiced sailing and one day with the permission of the Queen of Spain, Chritopher had gotten a chance to sail to the West Indies. Instead of finding the West Indies Christopher found that he discovered America on October 12, 1492. Now every year on October 12 we celebrate Columbus day.

I enjoyed hearing how Columbus grew up to become a sailor. The book was not a detailed as other Chritopher Columbus books but was very enjoyable to read. The book did not mention the ships "The Nina, The Pinta or the Santa Maria" but did mention there were three ships.

After reading this book children can definitely learn about Christopher Columbus' life and the history of how America was discoved. After reading this book children can learn that they can be and do anything that they set their minds to. They can learn to follow their dreams. ( )

This biographical book explained the life of Christopher Columbus from the time of him being a young boy until he discovered the New World. The book provides many details of his youth, his sailor apprenticeship and his trip to the New World. It also provides some details about who Christopher Columbus married, why he moved to many different countries, the fact he had a son, and how he finally found a monarch to fund his expedition to find a shorter route to the Indies.

I liked reading this book about Christopher Columbus. It was written in a way to where it told an actual story and not just a gathering place of various facts. I, for one, never knew Columbus was married and had a son who was raised in a monastery in Spain. I also did not know that Columbus coined the term Indians when he saw the Native Americans when he landed in the New World.

I think this book would be a good story to read during a History and Geography lesson. A teacher could have the students look at a world map and see how the people traveled to the Indies before Christopher Columbus made his epic journey. Then a teacher could also use this book to create a word wall of the various sailing terms used in this book for the children to refer to as needed. ( )