Picture the Past: The Exploration of North America - (Picture the Past Historical Coloring Books) by Peter F Copeland (Paperback)

About the Book

Forty-five pages of finely detailed illustrations with fact-filled descriptive captions depict the arrival of the Vikings in Vinland (ca. 1000) and famous expeditions led by Cabot, Columbus, Lewis and Clark, and more. Ages 9 and up.

Book Synopsis

Learn about the age of exploration across North America in this captivating book! Forty-five pages of finely detailed illustrations depict important historical events spanning centuries of discoveries that changed the world. The dynamic drawings begin with the arrival of the Vikings in Vinland (ca. 1000), followed by dramatic scenes highlighting many famous expeditions led by Cabot, Champlain, Columbus, Cook, Coronado, Lewis and Clark, Jedediah Smith, and more. Each image is accompanied by a fact-filled descriptive caption and can be colored with pencils, pens, or crayons. Both educational and entertaining, this unique coloring book is sure to appeal to teachers, students, and history buffs ages 9 and up.

From the Back Cover

History comes alive in Picture the Past(TM) coloring book series!
Learn about the age of exploration across North America in this captivating book, spanning centuries of discoveries that changed the world!

• Forty-five detailed illustrations begin with the Vikings' arrival in Vinland (ca. 1000) and include dramatic scenes from many famous expeditions led by Cabot, Champlain, Columbus, Cook, Coronado, Lewis and Clark, Jedediah Smith, and others.
• Each image is accompanied by a fact-filled descriptive caption.
• Add color to the striking scenes with pencils, pens, or crayons.
• A valuable resource for parents, teachers, librarians, and history buffs ages 9
  and up.

About the Author

Peter F. Copeland (1927-2007) was a renowned freelance illustrator with a considerable reputation as a historical illustrator, marine archaeologist, merchant mariner, and consultant to the Smithsonian Institution. In the 1950s, Mr. Copeland worked at the Smithsonian as chief of the illustration department for the old Museum of History and Technology exhibitions. He also worked as a writer and historical researcher on exhibitions dealing with military aviation and ballooning history. Mr. Copeland wrote magazine articles and illustrated American history coloring books for Dover and other publishers from 1974 until 2006.