Columbus

Since I've been planning a 3rd grade curriculum for my daughter, I've been reading lots of children's books about Christopher Columbus. So I can safely say that this is definitely one of the most interesting, absorbing books I've read. Even I found it very interesting to read it, and get pulled into his story as if it was a novel. It is historically accurate from Columbus' point of view; some may argue that it is not fair to the Indians, but I disagree. It is a great idea to take this book and read it and then discuss the moral implications of Columbus' actions and the way that they viewed the Indians.Regardless, the book is extremely interesting, has awesome pictures to go along with the enthralling story, and is a wonderful, historical book. My only complaint against it is that the end gets very depressing as it details how Columbus was treated at the end of his life... but that IS what happened, so it's not really a complaint, just a comment on the fact that it's, again, something to talk about. REALLY, REALLY great book for homeschooling or for the parent that likes to increase their child's knowledge of history!From a Catholic or Christian parent, there is nothing to be contrary to the faith as well. I felt it was neutral if not positive towards the faith of the persons in the story. Perhaps for those not Christian it would annoy them to see the occasional comments about Columbus praising God or thanking God, etc... but to be fair, this is exactly how they thought in the time and so it really DOES belong in the story, regardless of what your beliefs are today. So a heads up to both Christian parent and not as to the content of the book.

My 6 yo old really enjoyed this book. It’s very detailed and does a good job telling the real story of Columbus’ journeys

My kids used this as part of their homeschool studies on key figures in early American history. Easy read and good info.

We are doing Beautiful Feet for our homeschool history and I was already a fan of D'Aulaire books which is what attracted me to the Beatiful Feet. I love the illustrations, my son says history is his favorite subject because we copy e black and white photos, glue them in their notebook and they color them in with colored pencils and it looks so neat, along with a title they write. I thought it was a good depiction of Columbus and age appropriate. He wasn't idolized, he wasn't demonized, he was portrayed as a diligent, motivated man on a mission who had a weakness for greed and notoriety but ultimately the message we got from the book is that God can use imperfect vessels to accomplish an important purpose.

Engaging read, and does not shy away from the failings or ignore the achievements of the man.

Use this as an add on for history studies. Easy to read and very nice art work.

We are a homeschool family and we used this book for a unit we studied about Columbus. It was a good length, easy to understand, and the information was appropriate for a first grader. The art was a little strange, not very realistic for a history lesson, but we were able to find other things online to supplement that. It's great informative reading to be used as a read-aloud.

This is a wonderful book about the details of Columbus' life and journey to the New World. My 8 year old enjoyed the wonderful pictures and the information that this book provided.

Great book. Illustrations wonderful.