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Columbus Day: Celebrating a Famous Explorer
Author Elaine Landau introduces readers to Christopher Columbus, follows him throughout his life, and ends with his voyage intended to reach Asia. While he never reached Asia, he is famous today for crossing the Atlantic Ocean to reach the Americas. Readers also find out how we honor Columbus each year on the second Monday in October.
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Finding Out about Holidays series. Each title in this series presents a choppy, disorganized overview of the featured holiday, focusing on its origin and traditional festivities (the controversy surrounding Columbus Day gets special attention). A babyish text is accompanied by outmoded or anachronistic photos and drawings. Craft projects and lists of Internet sites are included. Bib., glos., ind., The Horn Book Guide July-December 2001
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