Bibliograph

You wouldn't want to sail with Christopher Columbus!, uncharted waters you'd rather not cross, written by Fiona Macdonald ; illustrated by David Antram ; created and designed by David Salariya

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You wouldn't want to sail with Christopher Columbus!, uncharted waters you'd rather not cross, written by Fiona Macdonald ; illustrated by David Antram ; created and designed by David Salariya

Language

eng

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contains biographical information

Illustrations

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Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

You wouldn't want to sail with Christopher Columbus!

Responsibility statement

written by Fiona Macdonald ; illustrated by David Antram ; created and designed by David Salariya

Series statement

You wouldn't want to

Sub title

uncharted waters you'd rather not cross

Summary

Uses humor in both text and illustrations to describe what it would require to launch a voyage of discovery, what shipboard life would be like, and what the rewards would be using the voyages of Columbus as an example

Table Of Contents

So you want to go to sea -- Why do you want to explore? -- How would you pay for the voyage? -- How would you prepare your fleet? -- Could you handle a sailing ship? -- Which way would you steer? -- Could you cope on board? -- Would you lose hope? -- Could you survive on shore? -- Would you get home safely? -- Would you make more voyages? -- Would it all be worthwhile?

Target audience

pre adolescent

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You would not want to sail with Christopher Columbus!

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