Let's Read About-- Christopher Columbus (Scholastic First Biographies)

This book talks about not only Columbus’s travels to America, but also how he was motivated to explore the seas from a very young age. In the end Weinberger writes that even though he made a mistake in calling the Americas India, we still honor him. This is a good point for elementary students

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because they need to know it’s ok to make mistakes; we learn and grow from them. It also shows them that if they really dedicate themselves to something, they can do it.

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