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"A life of the Genoese weaver's son who sought to prove the world is round, telling how he studied map-making in Portugal, waited long years for financial and material support from Isabella of Spain, and finally made four voyages to the New World. Lower-grammar students will enjoy this as a Literature assignment, with the great illustrations that one expects from the d'Aulaires! It will be easy to substitute a book of a similar title. In the second printing of Year 2, this book has moved from a "history" selection to a "literature" selection. 59 pages PB"
