Viking Explorers: First European Voyagers to North America

Spotlight on Explorers and Colonization

by Henrietta Toth

Though most often remembered as marauding barbarians, the Vikings were also traders, farmers, and skilled craftsmen. Their exploration beyond the shores of Europe began in the late 900s with the founding of settlements in Greenland and Newfoundland. Notable Viking adventurers such as Erik the Red, Leif the Lucky, and Thorfinn Karlsefni are profiled. Readers will also learn about the Vikings weapons and armor, ships, religious beliefs, lifestyle, and the vast legacy they left behind in mythology, language, and shipbuilding.

48 pages, Library Binding

First published January 15, 2016

About the author

Henrietta Toth began writing middle-grade nonfiction following a twenty-year career as an editor in academic publishing. She especially enjoys writing about historical figures and topics and has authored books about Christopher Columbus, Henry Hudson, and the Vikings. She reads history as a hobby and thinks a perfect weekend includes a stop at someplace historic.

Reviews

[Brittany Russell]

Short, easy read about some of the Viking history.

[Michelle]

It would be good book for young adults who does not know the story

[AlfonsoCUP]

The greatest traveler of the muslim world is a good book as it talk about Ibn Battuta amazing travelers in his travel logs.The only main character in his travel logs was himself as he talks about his great adventures around upper egypt.This book is great for people who are interested in history and other cultures as it is like going on an adventure with him.A theme you can take from this book is to never give up, as he got robbed during his adventures but that didn’t stop him.