By Marie Powell
This interesting publication follows the travels of Portuguese explorer and navigator Ferdinand Magellan who led an day trip to the Spice Islands that ended up circumnavigating the Earth. old details and high-interest truth containers are provided in a tabloid-news kind that publications readers via significant voyages, explorations, and discoveries. themes contain what led Magellan to sail west on behalf of Spain, lifestyles on board send, the first-ever exploration of the Pacific Ocean, the crowning glory of the voyage after Magellan's loss of life in conflict, and Magellan's legacy.
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