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Pedro Menendez: The Adelantado of Florida Kindle Edition

by LL Eadie (Author, Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition
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Pedro Menendez sailed to Florida on his flagship, the San Pelayo, named after a knight who had successfully defeated the Spanish Moors 850 years earlier. There were twenty cabin boys on board the San Pelayo.

Ship boys or cabin boys were from ages eleven to thirteen. Many boys were from poor families who could neither clothe nor feed them. They were servants to the officers and worked long hours, often doing the necessary dirty work onboard the ships.

This courageous story is told through the eyes of one such fictitious cabin boy named Rocco that would witness the first Thanksgiving on September 8, 1565. This historic event would take place 42 years before Jamestown was settled and 55 years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. Today a 208’ cross marks the spot where the landing happened.

Rocco would also follow Menendez on his voyage to chart Florida’s coastline, destroy the French fort in Florida, evangelize the Florida Indians, and colonize Florida in the name of the King of Spain – King Philip II.

Menendez was also searching for his missing son Juan. His son’s fleet of thirteen ships scattered in a storm off the coast of Florida five years earlier. Only eight ships returned to Spain.

All of this true tale is told through the eyes of a child, but backed up with historical notes, character reference guide, a timeline, nautical terminology, and a bibliography.
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  1. Reading age
    8 - 18 years
  2. Print length
    103 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    4 - 12
  5. Publication date
    March 31, 2020
  6. Page Flip
    Enabled
  7. Word Wise
    Enabled
  8. Enhanced typesetting
    Enabled
  9. Sticky notes
    On Kindle Scribe
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Editorial Reviews

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"This historical adventure gives you a sense of what life was really life for a young explore, Pedro Menendez, in the mid-1500s. Menendez explores the sandy beaches of Florida's coastline while in a desperate search for his long lost son. You can picture the sand under your feet and feel the pain in Pedro's heart. Through his journey, the author allows the reader to richly broaden many historic horizons. As an elementary teacher, this is an excellent voyage to a discovery far beyond the pages of this book. It will enable educators to broaden their readers' understanding of the historic setting of early Florida."
Paula Williams Wilkinson, Columbia County Florida
Fifth Grade Teacher

"I really did enjoy it...I found mystelf getting caught up in the story of the young people in the adventure. I wish I had some stories like this when I taught sixth grade."
James Montgomery, retired teacher.
Forty Years Teaching high school American History

"I love how you are teaching on so many levels with this book. As a former teacher. I love the concept and execution! I love the illustrations. I love the book! I like that your characters are good and bad, nice, helpful, earnest, selfish, etc. You have sketched your characters carefully by the perfect words you have weaved together. They grow and learn, have compassion, hope and fear."
Leslie McCutchin, editor, Winter Haven, FL

From the Back Cover

Pedro Menendez de Aviles

1518 to 1574
On September 8, 1565, Saint Augustine, Florida was founded on this site by Pedro Menendez de Aviles. With him were 500 soldiers, 200 sailors, and 100 colonists. The colonists included stonecutters, carpenters, farriers, blacksmiths, clerics, surgeons, and a master brewer.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0853DDVQT
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dolly Dimple Ink; 2nd edition (March 31, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 31, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 528 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 103 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1734737107

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L L Eadie

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L. L. Eadie is passionate about writing and reading – especially for young adults. Before she was published her works earned her a couple Florida Writers’ Association’s Royal Palm Literary Awards. She credits her success not only for being an active member of both FWA and the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, but also belonging to several critique groups over the past ten plus years she’s been writing.

She is a proud Gator graduate of the University of Florida – holding a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education. She taught numerous years, grades, subjects, and children.

She is inspired daily and often nightly when her muse wakes her with a fabulous new idea or pressing story to be written.

She is currently in the process of republishing all of her backlist of books, working on new material every day as well as working with a writer’s group called the Lively Literary Ladies through video conferencing.

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