Unit 17: Voyages of Discovery and Exploration Reference Books

List of Reference books to go with Unit 17 of Big Ideas through History which covers Sailing Around Africa, Crossing the Atlantic, Circumnavigating the Globe, and the Portuguese.

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(affiliate links)	Section 49: ———————— Sailing Around Africa	Section 50: ———————— Crossing the Atlantic	Section 51: ———————– Circum- navigating the Globe	Peoples XVII: ———————— Portuguese
Henry the Navigator: Prince of Portuguese Exploration
Vasco Da Gama: So Strong a Spirit
The Renaissance Explorers: With History Projects for Kids
Da Gama: Vasco Da Gama Sails Around the Cape of Good Hope
The Exploration of Africa
Vasco Da Gama: And the Portuguese Explorers
A Chronology of North American Exploration
Explorers of North America
Who in the World Was The Forgotten Explorer?: The Story of Amerigo Vespucci
Exploration of North America
The World Made New: Why the Age of Exploration Happened and How It Changed the World
Explorers in North America: Solving Addition and Subtraction Problems Using Timelines
Christopher Columbus and the Age of Exploration for Kids
Encounters in the New World: A History in Documents
Explorers to the New World: Moments in History
Drake and the Armada
Ferdinand Magellan: Circumnavigating the World
Ferdinand Magellan: Circumnavigating the Globe
The Travels of Ferdinand Magellan
Magellan: A Voyage Around the World
Ferdinand Magellan (The First Names Series)
Ferdinand Magellan: A Primary Source Biography
Francis Drake: Patriot or Pirate?
Portugal (Countries of the World)
Portugal (Primary Sources of Countries of the World)
Portugal (European Union)
National Geographic Countries of the World: Portugal