Who+Was+Ferdinand+Magellan?

//** Title: Who Was Ferdinand Magellan Author: Sydelle Kramer Publish er: Grosset & Dunlap Year Published: 2004 Genre: Biography  **// **// Of Pages: 103 //** **// Ranking (1-10): 3 //**

A man who was poor. He lived with his family on a farm. Was born in Portugal. Ran errands for the queen. First person to actually prove the world was round. Who was the man? Ferdinand Magellan. Magellan started working for the queen at age sixteen. He started planning his voyage at age twenty-three. Plus did I mention his king hated him. If you enjoy learning about famous people who travel around the world. Or learning about a man who took a wonderful journey through the world with an unfaithful crew. You would love this book. I would recommend this book because it was very interesting. 