The Search for El Dorado (Totally True Adventures): Is the City of Gold a Real Place?

Description

The most exciting adventures are the ones that really happened! This brand-new Totally True Adventure explores the legend of El Dorado, lost city of gold--with colonial history, geography and language arts tie-ins. Was the City of Gold a real place? Treasure seekers and mystery readers alike will love this action-packed Totally True Adventure. Towers of gold! Glittering streets! Jewels, coins, and more! Early Spanish explorers heard a story about El Dorado. It was a lost city in the Americas made of gold. The explorers believed it was real-and they believed they could find it! Soon the story became a legend, and the legend changed the world. But the city of El Dorado has not been found . . . yet. This nonfiction chapter book makes history exciting and accessible for younger readers and features illustrations, photographs, a map, Common Core connections, and additional Story Behind the Story facts. Perfect for readers of the I Survived series and the Who Was . . . ? series, Totally True Adventures are captivating nonfiction stories with not-to-be-missed bonus content.

LOIS MINER HUEY is an archaeologist for the state of New York who also writes nonfiction books for children, focusing on history and archaeology.