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Overview
IN THEIR OWN WORDS: POCAHONTAS tells the exciting story of the life of this famous Native American woman, using the journals and writings of English colonists.Famous for saving the life of Capt. John Smith in 1608, Pocahontas grew up as the favorite daughter of the Native American chief of the Powhatans. Pocahontas's rescue of Smith made her famous not only in colonial America, but across the ocean in England as well. Pocahontas made enormous contributions to the survival of Jamestown by bringing the colonists food and promoting peace between Powhatans and the English. Pocahontas lived a relatively short life, but she made an impact on colonial American history that is still felt today.
Did you know that Pocahontas:
-was really named Matoaka
-taught John Smith how to speak Algonkian
-was kidnapped and held hostage on an English ship?
Editorials
School Library Journal
Gr 3-6-At the beginning of each volume, Sullivan discusses the differences between primary and secondary sources and the importance of utilizing primary sources whenever possible. Tubman is based on a biography published in 1869 that includes numerous quotes, as well as secondary sources. It chronicles the woman's life from her birth as a slave to Underground Railroad "conductor" to community service and suffragette work in her later years. Pocahontas relies heavily on the writings of Captain John Smith and others who knew Pocahontas and will likely disappoint readers interested in her own words, given the series title. Although informative, it is primarily a history of the Virginia colony, Jamestown settlement, and the struggle between the Native Americans and the settlers at the time. Information about Pocahontas helping Captain Smith and the settlers, her marriage to John Rolfe, and her travels to England is minimal (mainly due to the lack of primary sources). Both titles are highly readable and well organized; they have short chapters with large text and widely spaced lines. Period maps, reproductions, and black-and-white photographs accompany the texts.-Shauna Yusko, King County Library System, Bellevue, WA Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.Book Details
Published
March 1, 2002
Publisher
Scholastic Reference
Pages
128
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780439165853