Year 8 History
Leif Eriksson
Print Resources
Below is a small selection of print resources that include information about Robert the Bruce. You can locate these using the shelf Call No indicated. You will also find more resources by searching the Library Catalogue using your keywords.
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Hyde, N. (2015). Explore with Leif Eriksson. Crabtree Publishing Company.
Follow the travels of Viking explorer Leif Eriksson from Iceland to Greenland and on to North America. His major voyages, explorations, and discoveries are presented in an entertaining, tabloid-news style.
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Pollard, M. (1995). 100 Greatest explorers. Dragon’s World.
Provides information about notable explorers from around the world and throughout history,
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Bankston, J. (2013). Leif Erikson. Mitchell Lane Publishers.
Chonicles the life and career of Leif Erikson, a Viking explorer who found North America.
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DeFries, C. (2010). Leif Eriksson: Viking explorer of the New World. Enslow Publishing.
Examines the life of Viking explorer Leif Eriksson, including his explorations, his discovery of North America, and his legacy in American history.
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Rice, E. (2009). The life and times of Leif Eriksson. Mitchell Lane.
An introduction to the life and career of the Viking who was the first European to land in North America–almost 500 years before Christopher Columbus.
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Ross, S. (2013). Great explorers: journeys into the unknown by land, sea and air. Walker Books.
eBooks
These eBooks are not freely available on the Internet. MLC students and staff have access.
eBook
Clements, G. (2004). The picture history of great explorers. Frances Lincoln.
910.92 ERI
Hyde, N. (2015). Explore with Leif Eriksson. Crabtree Publishing Company.
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Follow the travels of Viking explorer Leif Eriksson from Iceland to Greenland and on to North America. His major voyages, explorations, and discoveries are presented in an entertaining, tabloid-news style.
eResources
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Websites
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The Mariners’ Museum & Park. (n.d.). Leif Ericsson. https://exploration.marinersmuseum.org/subject/leif-eriksson/
Nearly 500 years before Christopher Columbus crossed the ocean blue, a Norse Viking by the name of Leif Eriksson landed on the North American continent. Eriksson is believed to be the first European to have landed on and established a settlement in North America around 1000 CE. Today, we still ask ourselves, “Who really discovered America?”
Groeneveld, E. (2018, September 20). Leif Erikson. In World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/Leif_Erikson/
Leif Erikson was a Norse Viking who is best known for arguably being the first European to have set foot on North American soil along with his crew c. 1000 CE.
Leif Eriksson was the first European to explore the east coast of North America, including areas that are now part of Arctic and Atlantic Canada.
Videos
Five hundred years before the arrival of Christopher Columbus, Eric the Red and his son Leif Ericson explored areas of Greenland and North America. Now regarded as two of the greatest explorers of all time, the Norwegian explorers established settlements across the Atlantic.
Learning FTW. (2015, September 25). The Viking Voyage To America | History Documentary [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsJCN5kdb9Q
References
Dahl, H. (n.d.). Leif Eriksson [Image]. http://www.dkfindout.com/us/history/vikings/leif-eriksson/