Stacie Strong

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Strong, Stacie. El viaje de Colón / [escrito por Stacie Strong ; ilustrado por Michael Welphy ; ingeniería de papel por Rodger Smith y Dennis K. Meyer]. -- [1ª ed.]. -- Barcelona : Plaza y Janés, cop. 1991. -- [14] p. : il. col. ; 28 cm. -- (Un libro vivo). -- "Plaza joven". -- Libro móvil. -- ISBN 84-01-31339-2

I. Welphy, Michael, il. II. Título. III. Serie. 1. Colón, Cristóbal. 2. América-Descubrimientos y exploraciones. 3. Descubrimientos geográficos. 4. Viajes

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