Don't Know Much About the Pilgrims

Thirty-four children on the Mayflower
Three days of Thanksgiving feasting And hundreds of facts about the hardworking Pilgrims

Pilgrims in Plymouth: True or False Quiz

1. The Mayflower was a huge ship&#8212nearly as large as the Titanic&#8212with a bowling alley and a swimming pool!
2. Squanto, an Indian who helped the Pilgrims, spoke English.
3. Pilgrim farmers buried fish in the ground to help their corn grow better.
4. The Pilgrims called their harvest feast Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving today is a time for families to say grace and gobble turkey. But why did the Pilgrims start this tradition? And who were these people anyway? In this latest outstanding entry in the Don't Know Much About^® series by renowned author Kenneth C. Davis, you can discover all you ever wanted to know about the Pilgrims.

Questions and answers present information about who the Pilgrims were, how and why they came to America on the Mayflower, and what happened in the colony of New Plymouth.

Thirty-four children on the Mayflower
Three days of Thanksgiving feasting And hundreds of facts about the hardworking Pilgrims

Pilgrims in Plymouth: True or False Quiz

1. The Mayflower was a huge ship—nearly as large as the Titanic—with a bowling alley and a swimming pool!
2. Squanto, an Indian who helped the Pilgrims, spoke English.
3. Pilgrim farmers buried fish in the ground to help their corn grow better.
4. The Pilgrims called their harvest feast Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving today is a time for families to say grace and gobble turkey. But why did the Pilgrims start this tradition? And who were these people anyway? In this latest outstanding entry in the Don't Know Much About^® series by renowned author Kenneth C. Davis, you can discover all you ever wanted to know about the Pilgrims.

Children's Literature

Information is provided in a snappy question and answer format in this book, a part of the "Don't Know Much About" series. The illustrations have a humorous touch and, along with the many sidebars, add to the accessibility. Kids will learn many interesting facts while being urged to imagine themselves experiencing the adventures, hardships, and successes of the Pilgrims as they traveled across the ocean on the Mayflower and then settled in what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts. The text helps readers to understand the difficulties faced by those brave souls who set off on a dangerous ocean voyage to what truly was a New World. The author offers many facts and debunks many myths. Kids might be fascinated to know that the Pilgrims believed that washing the body was dangerous because infections came from sprits in wind and water. Also, the Pilgrims never did wear those silver buckles. The relationship between the Indians and the Pilgrims is covered in the book, as is the establishment of Thanksgiving Day. All information is offered for the young student who will be exposed to a more complex look at the subject in the future.

Kenneth C. Davis is the bestselling author of America's Hidden History and Don't Know Much About^® History, which spent thirty-five consecutive weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, has sold nearly 1.6 million copies, and gave rise to his phenomenal Don't Know Much About^® series for adults and children. He lives in New York City and Dorset, Vermont.