The most exciting adventures are the ones that really happened! This brand-new Totally True Adventure explores the legend of El Dorado, lost city of gold--with colonial history, geography and language arts tie-ins.
Was the City of Gold a real place? Treasure seekers and mystery readers alike will love this action-packed Totally True Adventure.
Towers of gold! Glittering streets! Jewels, coins, and more! Early Spanish explorers heard a story about El Dorado. It was a lost city in the Americas made of gold. The explorers believed it was real-and they believed they could find it! Soon the story became a legend, and the legend changed the world. But the city of El Dorado has not been found . . . yet.
This nonfiction chapter book makes history exciting and accessible for younger readers and features illustrations, photographs, a map, Common Core connections, and additional Story Behind the Story facts.
Perfect for readers of the I Survived series and the Who Was . . . ? series, Totally True Adventures are captivating nonfiction stories with not-to-be-missed bonus content.
By:
Lois Miner Huey, Lois Minor Huey Imprint: Random House Books for Young Readers Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 192mm,
Width: 130mm,
Spine: 7mm
Weight: 91g ISBN:9780553536140 ISBN 10: 0553536141 Series:Totally True Adventures Pages: 112 Publication Date:15 May 2016 Recommended Age: From 7 to 10 years Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
LOIS MINER HUEY is an archaeologist for the state of New York who also writes nonfiction books for children, focusing on history and archaeology.