Blue, Rose. <br/><br/>
Exploring South America / 
 South America 
Rose Blue and Corinne J. Naden. 
 - Chicago :  Raintree,  c2004. 
 - 64 p. :  ill. (some col.), col. maps ;  25 cm. 
 - Exploring the Americas .
 - Blue, Rose.  Exploring the Americas. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 63) and index. 
<br/><br/>Amerigo Vespucci : leaving his name (1499-1502) -- Pedro Alvares Cabral : claiming Brazil (1500) -- Juan Diaz de Solis: on the River of Silver (1516) -- Ferdinand Magellan: first around the world (1519-1521) -- Francisco Pizzaro: builder of Peru, destroyer of the Incas (1523-1541) -- Pedro de Mendoza: the colony of Buenos Aires (1535-1536) -- Francisco de Orellana: on the Amazon (1541) -- Francis Drake: second round the world (1577-1580) -- Epilogue: what did they find? -- Important events in the exploration of South America. 
<br/><br/> Describes the adventures and discoveries of early explorers to South America, including Ferdinand Magellan, Amerigo Vespucci, Francisco Pizarro, and others, and features a glossary, maps, and illustrations. 
<br/><br/> 6.5  3-6  Follett Library Resources 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0739849530 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2003006009 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Explorers.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>South America--Exploration.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>F2233  / .B58 2004 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>980/.013/092/2 980/.013/0922