The Discovery of the Americas: From Prehistory Through the Age of Columbus

Betsy Maestro. HarperCollins, $6.99 (48pp) ISBN 978-0-688-11512-8

``From prehistory through the Age of Columbus,'' the many voyages of discovery to America are examined in lucid, fact-filled text and colorful illustrations and maps. Ages 6-up. (Apr.)

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