Explorers 

Library Resources (Reference and Nonfiction):

§       Encyclopedias (World Book, Compton’s)       Biographies – B (Search the OPAC for the last name of your Explorer)

§       910, 920, 970 (search the OPAC but most of these books have been pulled for this project and will be on the Explorer cart)

§       Cobblestone Magazines (History Magazine for Young People) 

Internet Resources:

World Book Online – begin your research here for basic information (passwords are posted on the bulletin board near computers) 

Facts on File – This database contains biographical information within the World History online database. 

Additional Links:

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS - Welcome to 1492: AN ONGOING VOYAGE - 
Library of Congress Exhibit (Columbus)

Christopher Columbus (Wikipedia) – 
Wikipedia (Columbus)

JAMES COOK - The Mariner's Museum

CABEZA DE VACA -  PBS

HERNAN CORTES - 
Modern History Sourcebook

FRANCISCO DE ORELLANA - 
PBS (Conquistadors) 

JUAN RODRIGUEZ CABRILLO - 
National Park Service

SIR FRANCIS DRAKE - 
Modern History Sourcebook

MARCO POLO - 
Metropolitan Museum (Marco Polo)

SIR WALTER RALEIGH - 
Modern History Sourcebook 
National Maritime Museum

FERDINAND MAGELLAN - 
Modern History Sourcebook
Mariner's Museum   

SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN –
Library of Congress (Samuel De Champlain's map)

HERNANDO DE SOTO - 
National Park Service (Hernando de Soto)

VASCO DA GAMA - 
Modern History Sourcebook (Vasco da Gama)

FRANCISCO VAZQUEZ DE CORONADO –  
PBS (Francisco Vazquez de Coronado)          
National Park Service

MARTIN FROBISHER -                         
Coronado's Exploration into the American Southwest

AMERIGO VESPUCCI - 
Modern History Sourcebookl