

Ferdinand Magellan
Author: Candy Gourlay
Series: First Names
Narrator: Qarie Marshall
Unabridged: 2 hr 39 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Dreamscape Media
Published: 01/07/2021
Categories: Children's Nonfiction, Biographical
Author: Candy Gourlay
Series: First Names
Narrator: Qarie Marshall
Unabridged: 2 hr 39 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Dreamscape Media
Published: 01/07/2021
Categories: Children's Nonfiction, Biographical
Candy Gourlay is an author and a journalist who knew that she wanted to write ever since she was a little girl in the Philippines. She lives with her husband and her three children in London.
This First Names biography series for middle grade brings one of the greatest explorers of the fifteenth century - Ferdinand Magellan who was the first man to sail around the world. Ferdinand was born to a noble family in 1480 in Sabrosa, Portugal, among rolling hills with vineyards. When he was abou......more
I enjoyed reading this book and found some of the facts very interesting. I would recommend if you like history.......more
This is not your average, somewhat boring, biography. It's presented as an adventure, which Magellan's famous voyage certainly was. The illustrations help to lighten the narrative along with the breezy style. The book includes a timeline, an index, maps, notes and a short bibliography making this we......more