02072cam a2200337 4500 547209550 TxAuBib 20060320120000.0 121112s2006||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780778724124 0778724123 (OCoLC)60589083 TxAuBib Eagen, Rachel. Ponce de Leon : Exploring Florida and Puerto Rico. New York : Crabtree Publishing Company, 2006. 32p Index Included. In the Footsteps of Explorers Topics include: 1) Ponce de Leon's life, from a page, to a squire, to Governor of a plantation 2) his military successes 3) his motivation for seeking to settle the "New World" 4) his discoveries of Florita and The Torgugas 5) his plantation Cassave, and its role in future trade routes 6) the relationship he had with Native Americans: aid from the Taino Indians in farming, the the repulsion by the Calusa Natives from the Florida coast 7) life at sea for Ponce de Leon and his crew 8) a recipe for Cassava bread. Famous for his search for the legendary Fountain of Youth, Spanish conquistador Ponce de Leon is credited with the discovery of Florida in 1513 as well as making Puerto Rico and the Gulf Stream known to the Spanish world. This sensitively written new book describes his encounters with the Calusa, the native inhabitants of Florids, and the Taino, native of Puerto Rico. Yound readers will enjoy reading about life a sea and the hardships faced by his crew. A recipe from the period is also include. YA RL - 7th Grade RL (7.1): AR Find. 20060320. Ponce de Leon, Juan 1460 - 1521. Explorers America Biography. Explorers Spain Biography. Title. Florida Discovery and exploration. Puerto Rico Discovery and exploration Spanish. In the Footsteps of Explorers. TXCKT