Kirkus Reviews
It's 1498, and 15-year-old Sebastian Cabot is ready for adventure. His father is the famous John Cabot, out on his second voyage to find a western route to Asia. He found New Found Land on his previous venture, but, unlike Columbus, he knows this is not Asia. Sebastian is tired of being left behind and living in his father's shadow. But where is his father? Why has he been gone so long? Has he been lost at sea? Garfield's ambitious work for older readers works on several levels: John Cabot's voyage is told through letters from his son Sancio to Sebastian; Sebastian's life in Bristol with his mother is told in a third-person narrative; and the narrative jumps back and forth in time to fill in the historical and scientific context for the elder Cabot's explorations. Though the storyline is sometimes lost in the exposition, this is a superb account of the early explorations of a new world. Dedicated readers and history buffs will find rewarding sailing here. (map, acknowledgments, glossary, list of historical figures)
It's 1498, and 15-year-old Sebastian Cabot is ready for adventure. His father is the famous John Cabot, out on his second voyage to find a western route to Asia. He found New Found Land on his previous venture, but, unlike Columbus, he knows this is not Asia. Sebastian is tired of being left behind and living in his father's shadow. But where is his father? Why has he been gone so long? Has he been lost at sea? Garfield's ambitious work for older readers works on several levels: John Cabot's voyage is told through letters from his son Sancio to Sebastian; Sebastian's life in Bristol with his mother is told in a third-person narrative; and the narrative jumps back and forth in time to fill in the historical and scientific context for the elder Cabot's explorations. Though the storyline is sometimes lost in the exposition, this is a superb account of the early explorations of a new world. Dedicated readers and history buffs will find rewarding sailing here. (map, acknowledgments, glossary, list of historical figures)
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Hardback Editions
December 2004 : Hardback
| Title: The Lost Voyage of John Cabot (Thorndike Literacy Bridge) Author(s): Henry Garfield ISBN: 0-7862-7085-3 / 978-0-7862-7085-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Thorndike Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
July 2004 : Hardback
| Title: The Lost Voyage of John Cabot Author(s): Henry Garfield ISBN: 0-689-85173-1 / 978-0-689-85173-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
April 2007 : Paperback
| Title: The Lost Voyage of John Cabot Author(s): Henry Garfield ISBN: 1-4169-5460-0 / 978-1-4169-5460-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Simon Pulse Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
May 2010 : Kindle edition
| Title: The Lost Voyage of John Cabot Author(s): Henry Garfield Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
May 2010 : Kindle edition
| Title: The Lost Voyage of John Cabot Author(s): Henry Garfield Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
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