The Search for El Dorado (Totally True Adventures)
Author | : Lois Miner Huey |
Publisher | : Random House Books for Young Readers |
Total Pages | : 114 |
Release | : 2016-04-19 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780553536164 |
ISBN-13 | : 0553536168 |
Rating | : 4/5 (64 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: 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.