Six children's authors--Jean Fritz, Katherine Paterson, Patricia and Fredrick McKissack, Margaret Mahy, and Jamake Highwater--introduce young readers to the histories, customs, beliefs, and everyday lives of people who lived in the world in 1492.---from the publisher
Six prominent authors tell the story of what was happening all over the world during the time of Columbus. To the majority of the earth's inhabitants of 500 years ago, Renaissance Europe was not the center of the world--everywhere were societies on the rise or in decline, and now this book reveals their accomplishments. Photographs and illustrations.---from the publisher
168 pages 978-0805016741 Ages 12 and up
Keywords: 15th century, world history, customs, Social Studies Curriculum, narrative nonfiction, 12 year old, 13 year old, 14 year old
