Who Was Leif Erikson?

"Leif Erikson was born to be an explorer. His father, Erik the Red, had established the first European settlement in present-day Greenland, and although he didn't yet know it, Leif was destined to embark on an adventure of his own. The wise and striking Viking landed in the area known as Vinland almost five centuries before Christopher Columbus even set sail . . . This book gives readers [an] . . . account of what life was like during the time of the Vikings"--Provided by publisher.