DK Super Readers Level 2 Matoaka: The True Story of Pocahontas

by D.K. Publishing

32 pages, Hardcover

Published September 24, 2024

About the author

Dorling Kindersley (DK) is a British multinational publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 62 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a consumer publishing company jointly owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA and Pearson PLC. Bertelsmann owns 53% of the company and Pearson owns 47%.

Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.

Source: Wikipedia.

Reviews

[Jon Nakapalau · Rating 5 out of 5]

The horrifying true story of 'Pocahontas' is told in this book. I will call her by her true name: Matoaka (M). M tried to form a bridge between her people (Powhatan) and the settlers of Jamestown, serving as a translator and ambassador. What did M get for her troubles; she was kidnapped and forced to marry John Rolfe, even though she may have already been married to a man named Kocoum. Rolfe benefited from learning native ways of cultivating tobacco, becoming rich. And the event we know connected to her name with John Smith - probably never happened.