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Adventures In The New World

Eric the Red and Leif the Lucky

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Presents brief biographies of the Norse explorer who settled Greenland and of his son who explored parts of North America almost 500 years before Columbus made his first voyage.

48 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1978

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665 reviews64 followers
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January 26, 2020
I don't remember where I heard about this book, but I know I went hunting for it. And paid to ship across the Pacific. And made space for it in an apartment.

After all that, and a couple years on the shelf unread, I'm giving it away.

The thing is... I never want to pick it up, and neither does my son. The illustrations just aren't very appealing... they're that off-putting scribbly style so common to late 70s and early 80s children's books. The literary quality, while far from the worst kid lit I've ever read, is not compelling enough to compensate.

So... don't buy. Borrow, maybe, if you really must.
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421 reviews11 followers
September 7, 2021
The 7yo: It was probably sad that Lief's little brother died. It's cool that they may have had different names than we do for countries. But it wasn't the most fun book.

The Mama: All things considered, this is a well-written non-fiction book about the Vikings and their explorations. The drawings are black and white sketches, and there's a good amount of words per page for an elementary picture book. I'd probably give it 3.5 stars, but I'm leaving my 7yo's ranking since she's the target audience. 😉😊
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3,212 reviews268 followers
October 29, 2020
We read this book for the first time today. It was recommended in Heroes and Happenings, Vol. 1 from Sonlight Curriculum K Exploring American History (2020). It is directly quoted in the guide and the perfect source for reading further. I might also recommend reading D'Aulaires' Leif the Lucky. Pen and ink line drawings. We own this book, published by Sonlight Curriculum on recommended dation of HBL C.
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321 reviews68 followers
February 13, 2018
We liked Leif the Lucky by Ingri and Edgar d'Auliare much better.
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306 reviews2 followers
March 30, 2019
Very interesting! I read this with my daughter and we both enjoyed learning more about Vikings!
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61 reviews1 follower
March 19, 2020
This book was interesting. A lot of good information. I liked the drawings.
-Garret
35 reviews
November 8, 2022
The artwork is not captivating for my children, but it was written well—short and concise; straight to the point.
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492 reviews32 followers
April 7, 2025
3.75 stars

A blend between teaching you history and telling you a story.
876 reviews28 followers
December 17, 2023
My 9-year-old is studying the Viking era right now, and one of the books I read aloud to him was Eric the Red and Leif the Lucky. I’m not sure how much he got out of it, but I enjoyed it! He has never been much for listening to stories unless they are exceptionally gripping, however.

Read my full review here.

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3,861 reviews110 followers
March 8, 2014
A nice introduction to the Vikings and their voyage of discovery to America. My daughter enjoyed this book immensely. It didn't take very long to read either, which is a plus when getting young ones interested in history. :)
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112 reviews49 followers
January 17, 2013
Sonlight Core C- Quick read, full of great information, but a bit on the dry side for second graders.
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