Explorers of the New World: Discover the Golden Age of Exploration With 22 Projects offers a fascinating look at the explorers and their voyages during the Age of Exploration and Discovery. Readers ages 9–12 can delve into the expeditions of Vasco da Gama, Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, John Cabot, Hernán Cortés, and more. 22 hands-on activities to help kids learn about these legendary explorers and their voyages. Discover how the adventures of a few people in the 1400s through the 1600s changed world history. Projects include creating and using a compass, learning to tie a sailor’s knot, and baking and eating sea biscuits. Grades 4 to 6.