Marco and the Fountain of Youth

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Looking for a new way to introduce your students to the story of Juan Ponce de Leon? American Legacy Publishing is proud to introduce Marco and the Fountain of Youth--written just for your students, with common social social studies standards in mind. Worth making a place on the shelf for, but tough keeping it there!

“…Juan Ponce prepares to go away. But there is more.”
“More?”
“You will laugh,” said Alonso, “because you are already young.”
“Already? You mean ‘still young,’ not ‘already young,’ I think,” corrected Marco.
“Maybe,” Alonso shrugged. “But word has reached Spain of a singular place of water---natives in the New World speak of it---a place of water in which an old man can bathe and become forever young and strong. Some say Juan Ponce will find it.”
Marco laughed. “A good tale,” he said.
Alonso shrugged again. “I told you that you would laugh,” he said, “because you are already young.” Alonso was silent again, and looked out to sea. For the first time since Marco had known him, his face seemed old and sad…


Orphaned in Spain and kidnapped by pirates on a vengeance raid, ten-year-old Marco is snatched from a watery grave by a supply ship bound for the New World. Marco’s rescuers fill his head with tales of Juan Ponce de Leòn---former shipmate of Christopher Columbus, and discoverer of a beautiful land called La Florida. To Marco, they’re just stories. But when the ship docks in San Juan, might Marco catch the eye of Juan Ponce himself? After all, the old explorer prepares for one last voyage---sure to bring glory and fortune to all who crowd aboard his tiny fleet. Marco hopes to be part of such an adventure. But life at sea brings out the best---and the worst---in Marco. When it’s all over, what kind of adventurer will Marco have become?

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