Part of the award winning Great Explorers series this book details the story of the first circumnavigation of the world. Magellan's four-year journey was marked by extremes of brilliance, courage, brutality and madness. Color paintings throughout.
Stuart Waldman is a writer and editor. His Great Explorers book We Asked for Nothing: The Remarkable Journey of Cabeza de Vaca won a Notable Children's Book Award from the International Reading Association. He lives in New York City.
Gregory Manchess' paintings have appeared in magazines and children's books. He has won a gold medal and three silver medals from the Society of Illustrators in New York. Previously he illustrated The Last River in The Great Explorers series.
