Bailey, Katharine, 1980-

Ferdinand Magellan : circumnavigating the world / Katharine Bailey. - New York, NY : Crabtree Pub. Co., c2006. - 32 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 29 cm. - In the footsteps of explorers. .

Includes index.

Lure of spice -- World divided -- Young magellan -- Armada sets sail -- Mutiny and mayhem -- Life at sea -- Disaster and death -- Spice islands -- Journey home -- Friendship and fear -- Trade mission -- After Magellan -- Magellan's legacy -- Glossary and index.

In 1519 Ferdinand Magellan took five ships and 200 men on an epic journey around the world on behalf of Spain. Readers can follow the world's first circumnavigation by sail through a passage of disease, starvation and death.

ISBN: 0778724166 (rlb) 9780778724162 (rlb) 0778724522 (pb) 9780778724520 (pb)

LCCN: 2005014943

Subjects--Personal Names:
Magalhães, Fernão de, d. 1521.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Explorers--Biography.--Portugal
Voyages around the world.

Dewey Class. No.: 910/.92 B