Beers, Kylene. When Kids Can't Read What Teachers Can Do. Portsmouth: Heinemann, 2003
An effective text with strategies for struggling readers.
Columbus, Christopher. The Four Voyages of Christopher Columbus. London: Penguin, 1969.
An interesting translation of the original log-book, letters and dispatches and narratives about Columbus's life and his son Hernando Colon.
Farstrup, Alan E.,Samuels S. Jay. eds. What Research Has to Say About Reading Instruction. Newark: International Reading Association, 2002.
Duke, Nell K., Pearson P. David. Effective Practices for Developing Reading Comprehension. Farstrup and Samuels 205-236.
A compelling chapter where the authors analyze, compare and contrast the validity of various strategies teachers use for an effective reading comprehension.
Hansen, Valerie. Voyages in World History. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, forthcoming 2009.
A world history book through the eyes of various travelers.
Ma, Huan. Ying-Yai Sheng-Lan 'The Overall Survey of the Ocean's Shores'. Bangkok: White Lotus, 1997.
A fascinating account of the Ming dynasty (1368 and 1644). The writer, Ma Huan, a Chinese interpreter, writes about the seven expeditions of Cheng Ho/Zheng He.
Magnusson, Magnus, Palsson Hermann. The Vinland Sagas: The Norse Discovery of America. London: Penguin, 1965.
A long introduction and the translation of the two medieval Icelandic sagas describing the Vikings' expeditions to new territories.
Markham, Clements R. The Journal of Christopher Columbus (during His first Voyage, 1942-93) and Documents Relating to the Voyages of John Cabot and Gaspar Corte Real. London: Elibron classics, 2005.
The journal Columbus wrote during his first voyage to America, and also an important letter from Paolo Toscanelli with sailing directions.