Christopher Columbus: The Voyage That Changed the World (Sterling Biographies Series) Book

Part of the Sterling Biographies series, this is the biography of Christopher Columbus starting with his middle-class birth and ending with his death. The main focus is on his voyages to the new world and covers all four voyages. The book includes a timeline of Columbus' life, illustrations, a glossary, index and bibliography. There is an attempt to seem balanced in the portrayal of Columbus, but it tends to try and distance itself from the hero of the world portrayal and over compensates, going too far into the idea that the Europeans were evil and villainous while the natives were good and peaceful. This book is quite in-depth for a children's book, making it good for older elementary and middle school students.