Follow the Dream: The Story of Christopher Columbus

This is an extremely simplistic biography of Columbus up to and suddenly concluding with his arrival in what he believed to be the Orient and the mention that he didn't know where he was. It does nothing to mention the subsequent back and forth journies he made between this new land and his patronage Spain. It doesn't mention what he did in this new land. It focuses instead on his perseverance with trying to charter a commission of ships from the king and queen of Spain. It's a well written primary text though it leaves so much out that you'd have to read a second or third biography on the same guy to get a true gist of who he was and what he was all about. ( )

Although not very detailed (or nuanced), this was a good introduction to the voyages of Columbus. The story was brief and well written, and the illustrations were delightful. My 3.5yo especially liked that the ships were "so tiny he could hardly see them" on the pages representing how large the ocean was compared to the size of Columbus's three ships. I hadn't known until I read this book that Columbus was meant to be a weaver. Nice story about the value of perseverance (even if it does involve lying to your crew about how many miles you've traveled and then claiming for Spain land that was already inhabited).

I also like the introduction in which Peter Sis tells about the appeal the Columbus story held for him as a man who grew up "behind the Iron Curtain." It's a perspective I'd not considered before. ( )

This book was very simple and I found it kind of generic. This might be appropriate for very small grades to introduce discovery and exploration. However, I did like the artwork it was very interesting and eyecatching. ( )

A nice easy read about Christopher Columbus and his dream for his voyage to the new world.

Peter Sis chronicles the steps that Christopher did to finally be able to make his voyage. Christopher was denied for years to be able to make the voyage. ( )

This is the story of how Christopher Columbus persevered in following his dream of adventure and discovery despite many, many rejections and set backs. Peter Sis traces Columbus' experiences of rejection and challenge by various potential sponsors and then his own crewmen. The expert and inspired illustrations -- of walls and monsters and dark nights at sea -- show the emotional rollercoaster such innovative adventurer would endure at the advent of the Renaissance. This is a treasure to be enjoyed by readers of all ages. ( )