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Westward with Columbus: Set Sail on the Voyage that Changed the World

A fictionalized account of Columbus’s voyage featuring one of the ship’s boys is sandwiched rather jarringly in the middle of a brief discussion of a modern-day expedition aboard a replica of the Nina. Just when curiosity is piqued by the contemporary proceedings, the text swerves abruptly to “Spain, May 23, 1492.” While the book incorporates abundant information into both its factual and fictitious segments, the format and design seem helter-skelter; the work ultimately attempts too much and succeeds only in confusing the reader. Even the illustrations are an uneasy amalgam of styles: many spreads contain Christopher’s excellent photographs, historical drawings and–apparently uncredited–original drawings, charts and maps. Occasional sidebars add to the jumble. It appears that a unique, potentially intriguing account of a stalwart band trying to relive Columbus’s historic journey has been sacrificed for yet another fictitious treatment. A better novelization for this age group is Miriam Schlein’s recent I Sailed with Columbus . Ages 8-12.

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Original price was: $20.00.Current price is: $10.00.

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