Cartier : Jacques Cartier in search of the Northwest Passage / by Jean F. Blashfield.

Author/creator Blashfield, Jean F.
Format Book
Publication InfoMinneapolis, Minn. : Compass Point Books, ©2002.
Description48 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
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.
Canada--History. --To 1763 (New France). --Juvenile literature.
Northwest Passage--Discovery and exploration. --French. --Juvenile literature.
Canada--Discovery and exploration. --French.
Canada--History. --To 1763 (New France).
Northwest Passage.

SeriesExploring the world
Exploring the world. ^A630813
Contents After Columbus -- The Grand Banks -- The making of a navigator -- The first voyage -- Return visit -- The royal mountain -- The terrible winter -- The years pass in France -- The Roberval colony -- The future Cartier made.
Abstract Provides an account of Cartier's journey to discover a water route between France and China in the 1500s.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 46-47) and index.
LCCN 2001001509
ISBN0756501229
Stock number1058485 QBI

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