Bibliograph

Vasco Nunez de Balboa, explorer of the Pacific, by Steven Otfinoski

Type

Label

Vasco Nunez de Balboa, explorer of the Pacific, by Steven Otfinoski

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

52819690

Responsibility statement

by Steven Otfinoski

Series statement

Great explorations

Sub title

explorer of the Pacific

Summary

Describes the life of Vasco Nunez de Balboa, the Spanish explorer who was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean and who conceived the idea of a canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific

Table Of Contents

A daring youth -- To the New World -- From stowaway to governor -- The first conquistador -- To the South Sea -- Discoverer of the Pacific -- A new rival -- Last adventure -- The final treachery

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification