Christopher Newport: Jamestown Explorer - Hardcover

Solomon, Sharon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1455617520 ISBN 13: 9781455617524

Publisher: Pelican Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

Journey to the new world with a privateer! Christopher Newport made history when he founded the first British colony in America. This biography takes young readers through Newport's exciting adventures on the high seas as a privateer-full of sword fights, pirates, exotic foods, and shipwrecks-to his landing in Jamestown.

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From the Inside Flap:

Set sail with Christopher Newport, a young lad from Harwich, England, who changed history! This biography takes readers on the exciting adventures of the high seas, full of sword fights, exotic foods, and shipwrecks on the journey to America and beyond.

Discover how the boy who spent his childhood by the sea on his father's ship became a privateer under the orders of Sir Francis Drake. When Drake hired Newport in 1857 to capture Spanish ships and bring treasures back to England, the expedition cost Newport his right hand. After ten years as a privateer, he was chosen by King James to command three ships owned by the Virginia Company. On this voyage, Newport and his crew changed the world by founding Jamestown, the first successful English-speaking colony in America.

Find out how this explorer searched for the elusive Northwest Passage to China, survived a shipwreck in Bermuda, and hunted for spices and riches in India. Through his travels and adventures, Newport's navigational skills indeed made history.

Sharon K. Solomon is a retired elementary reading specialist with more than thirty-five years of educational experience. She began writing children's books as a teacher and has continued to write a variety of children's works, including plays, picture books, early chapter books, middle grade fiction, and historical fiction. Solomon is an active member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and a member of a local writing critique group. She is also the author of Pelican's Cathy Williams, Buffalo Soldier. Solomon resides in Lansdowne, Virginia.

Dan Bridy is an award-winning illustrator and graphic designer whose career spans more than thirty-five years. He has worked for major design studios, advertising agencies, and the Rainbow Grinder, an art studio he co-founded. He has also illustrated children's books, designed murals for museums, and created fine art. An avid sports fan and music aficionado, Bridy lives with his wife, Lorraine, in Pittsburgh, where he is a member of the Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators.

About the Author:

Sharon K. Solomon is a retired elementary reading specialist with more than thirty-five years of educational experience. She began writing children's books as a teacher and has continued to write a variety of children's works. Also the author of Pelican's Cathy Williams, Buffalo Soldier, Solomon is an active member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. She resides in Lansdowne, Virginia, where she is a member of a local writing critique group.

Dan Bridy is an award-winning illustrator and graphic designer whose career spans more than thirty-five years. He has worked for major design studios, advertising agencies, and the Rainbow Grinder, an art studio he co-founded. He has also illustrated children's books, designed murals for museums, and created fine art. An avid sports fan and music aficionado, Bridy lives with his wife, Lorraine, in Pittsburgh, where he is a member of the Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pelican Publishing
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1455617520
• ISBN 13: 9781455617524
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Bridy Dan