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Where Do You Think You’re Going, Christopher Columbus?

By Jean Fritz
Illustrated by Margot Tomes

By Jean Fritz
Illustrated by Margot Tomes

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Paperback $6.99

Sep 22, 1997 | 80 Pages | 7-9 years

Where Do You Think You're Going, Christopher Columbus? by Jean Fritz
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Sep 22, 1997 | 80 Pages

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About Where Do You Think You’re Going, Christopher Columbus?

Newbery Honor author Jean Fritz takes us on a historic tour of Christopher Colubus! ”In a simple, short biography of Columbus she has been extraordinarily successful in extracting the essence of the man.”—The Horn Book


Christopher Columbus thought he knew where he was going. He had planned to be the first to cross the ocean and reach the rich lands of the Indies. And when he returned to Spain, he insisted to everyone who would listen that he’d succeeded. But that wasn’t exactly true. Little did Columbus know that his mistake would come to be known as America!

“Fritz’s unconventional look at the great explorer who accidently discovered the New World reveals the navigator’s obstinate as well as his visionary side.”—School Library Journal

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About Jean Fritz

Acclaimed biographer, Jean Fritz, was born in China to American missionaries on November 16, 1915. Living there until she was almost thirteen sparked a lifelong interest in American history.  She wrote about her childhood in China in Homesick, My Own Story, a… More about Jean Fritz

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Category: Children’s Picture Books

Paperback | $6.99
Published by Puffin Books
Sep 22, 1997 | 80 Pages | 7 x 9 | 7-9 years | ISBN 9780698115804

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Praise for WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU’RE GOING, CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS?

An ALA Notable Book
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
A Booklist Notable Children’s Book of the Year
An American Bookseller Pick of the Lists
A Child Study Children’s Book Committee (Bank Street College) Children’s Book of the Year
 
* “Vividly related… interesting.”—School Library Journal, starred review

“Well written and informative.”—Children’s Literature

“Intriguing and entertaining.”—Booklist

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