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By: Gia Jelatis

2015

Miami, FL

A is for Adventure                                                     6-7

B is for Boat                                                              8-9

C is for Christopher Columbus                                10-11

D is for Discovery                                                    12-13

E is for Europeans                                                    14-15

F is for Florida                                                         16-17

G is for Gold                                                            18-19

H is for Hernando De Soto                                       20-21

I is for Indians                                                          22-23

J is for Juan Ponce De León                                    24-25

K is for Knot                                                            26-27

L is for Lewis and Clark                                          28-29

M is for Magellan                                                    30-31

N is for North Star                                            32-33

O is for Ocean                                                   34-35

P is for Portugal                                                36-37

Q is for Queen Isabella                                     38-39

R is for Religion                                                40-41

S is for Spain                                                     42-43

T is for Treaty                                                    44-45

U is for Unknown                                              46-47

V is for Vespucci                                               48-49

W is for Western Hemisphere                           50-51

X is for eXplorer                                               52-53

Y is for Yams                                                     54-55

Z is for Zig Zag                                                 56-57

Index                                                                    58

Glossary                                                             59-60

 An adventure is an exciting and unusual experience.

This is how we start our story. 

If you're ready say yes and away we go! 

A boat is a wooden form of transportation that is used to 

get from one place to another on water.

Explorers used boats to find new lands, like the ones we 

live on today! 

Christopher Columbus was an explorer from Italy.

He was born in 1451 and died in 1506. 

He found America in 1492.

Every year we celebrate him finding America on Columbus 

Day which is October 12!

Discovery means to find something while searching. 

Explorers discovered new places and new people when 

they went on shore!

Europeans are people who come from Europe.

Many explorers sailed from Europe to find new lands 

for their countries. 

Florida was first explored by the Spanish in 1513! 

It is the southeastern most state in the United States.

The Spanish name is La Florida which means "the 

flowery" because the explorers found it in the 

springtime!

Gold is a type of precious metal that was used for 

money and trading. 

It was found in the lands of the New World and 

brought back to Europe. 

More explorers would make the journey to the New 

World to find riches!

Hernando De Soto was an explorer from Spain.

He was born in 1496 and died in 1592.

He is said to be the first explorer to have crossed the 

Mississippi River!

He also explored modern-day Florida, Georgia and 

Louisiana.

Indians are groups of people who are native to these 

lands.

Christopher Columbus was the first to call the people 

Indians-he thought he had landed in India!

Tribes of Indians are located all over the country.

Juan Ponce De León was an explorer from Spain.

He was born in 1460 and died in 1521.

He found Florida and gave the land it's name. 

He was looking for gold and some think he was looking 

for the Fountain of Youth!

A knot is a unit of speed used when boating.

It got it name from sailors throwing a rope overboard 

and counting how many knots would go over the side 

of boat.

A knot is equal to 1.15 miles per hour or one nautical 

mile per hour.

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were explorers 

from America! 

Lewis was born in 1774 and died in 1809.

Clark was born in 1770 and died in 1838.

They were sent by President Thomas Jefferson to explore 

the West. 

They were helped by an Indian woman named Sacajawea.

It is also known as the Corps of Discovery!

Ferdinand Magellan was an explorer from Portugal. 

He was born in 1480 and died in 1521.

He is the first man to sail around the world. 

He also named the Pacific Ocean because it was 

peaceful when he sailed on it. 

The North Star is located almost due North. 

It is also known as Polaris.

The North Star is the handle of the Little Dipper.

Sailors would look for the North Star when they got 

lost at sea, so they knew where North was.

Oceans are large bodies of salt water that cover 71% of 

the Earth's surface!

There are four main oceans: the Atlantic, the Pacific, 

the Indian and the Arctic.  

Oceans were what the explorers sailed on to get to the 

new lands they discovered! 

Portugal is a country located in Europe that borders with 

Spain.

The capital city is Lisbon and they speak Portuguese. 

The Pirate's Code was created in Portugal.

Famous explorers from Portugal are Ferdinand Magellan 

and Vasco De Gama among others. 

Queen Isabella I was from Spain.

She was born in 1451 and died in 1504.

She was married to King Ferdinand of Aragon. 

Queen Isabella and her husband funded and supported 

Christopher Columbus and his expedition to the New World. 

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