Jacques Cartier
Subtitle: navigating the St. Lawrence River
By: Meg Greene.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: The library of explorers and exploration
Publisher: Rosen Central; Rosen Pub.
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
Subjects: Cartier, Jacques, 1491-1557 -- Juvenile literature; Cartier, Jacques, 1491-1557; Explorers -- America -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Explorers -- France -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Explorers; Canada -- Discovery and exploration -- Juvenile literature; Saint Lawrence River -- Discovery and exploration -- Juvenile literature; Canada -- History -- To 1763 (New France) -- Juvenile literature; Canada -- Discovery and exploration; Canada -- History -- To 1763 (New France)
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography
Description: Describes the life and travels of Jacques Cartier, the sixteenth-century French navigator who made three voyages to what is today known as Canada, in search of a northwest passage to China.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 106-108) and index.
Table of contents: title: The making of an explorer; title: A royal commission; title: The new world; title: An amazing discovery; title: The deadly winter; title: The Roberval expedition; title: A forgotten discovery?; title: The boldest spirit.