1492: New World Tales

by Richard Alan Young, Judy Dockrey Young

A collection of authentic stories from the years around 1492. These tales have been carefully crafted to sound, as exciting and mysterious as they were when first told five hundred years ago by sailors around a lantern on a ship, shared by explorers reclining around a campfire, enjoyed by Native Americans in a grass hut, whispered inside a stone palace in the Totonac city of Zempoala, or fondly remembered by an adventurer back home in Europe.

267 pages, Paperback

First published October 7, 2013

Reviews

[Kimberly · Rating 5 out of 5]

1492: New World Tales, collected by Richard and Judy Dockrey Young, is a compilation of stories from around the time of 1492. Each tale is exciting and can make the reader feel as if they were there at the time of there telling.

The book begins with a description of what life would be like for children in this time. Then it goes on to share tales from aboard each of the boats, from different settlements and so on.

Each story is short but yet complete. As I would finish one, I could not wait to begin the next. I could easily see this as a stand alone book for students or for resource material for the classroom. If I were teaching this time in history, this book would help the children connect to the times, not just be told dates and names.

I am a history and book lover and this book combined my two loves very easily. I highly recommend this book for anyone, not just the classroom.

I was given this book by August House Publishing in exchange for my honest review.

[phoenix]

This is a collection of oral stories from the time of the discovery of the New World in the 15th century. There are stories local to Spain and the indigenous peoples of the Americas. The stories seem to be based on Spanish sources. The writing is enthusiastic but sometimes shows rough edges like bad grammar due to imperfect translation into English.

There are sporadic pronunciation hints for non-English names. Includes full-page black-and-white pencil illustrations.

Is the moral of The Pig and the Mule that children who don't work hard will be killed and eaten?

[Heather Bennett · Rating 2 out of 5]

A book of stories for young kids about 1492. The writing is good,but the grammar is off. There are some nice pencil drawings in the book