{"product_id":"magellans-world-9781931414197","title":"Magellan's World","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe first voyage around the globe was a daring, high-stakes gamble that changed the world forever.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Portugal dominated the wildly lucrative spice trade, and Spain was desperate for a piece of the action. Spain had everything to gain. Portuguese officer Ferdinand Magellan had nothing to lose. His decades fighting for Portugal had left him with a crippled knee and his king's withering scorn. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e And so Magellan left Portugal to lead an expedition for his country's bitter rival, Spain. He knew it would be an exceedingly dangerous voyage, but the reality proved much worse. Killer storms, mutinies, deadly battles, murders, deprivation and disease dogged the four-year journey. Magellan was driven to ever-greater extremes of brilliance, courage, brutality and madness as he sailed around the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eMagellan's World\u003c\/b\u003e is the story of a harrowing adventure, an inspiring and flawed hero, and an epic event in the history of the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mikaya Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/12\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781931414197\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.07h x 10.21w x 0.48d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2007 pg. 43\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Review - Children\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2007 pg. 1206\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2008 pg. 80 - Recommended - Readable\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e125929 \/ Magellan's World\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.6 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 1\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Stuart Waldman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44752246407349,"sku":"9781931414197","price":19.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_89acd49a-7ba8-4654-b93a-9c465e3622d5.jpg?v=1730214483","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/magellans-world-9781931414197","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}