Pilgrims of Plymouth

by Susan E. Goodman

What was it like to be a pilgrim child in 17th-century Massachusetts? This charming picture book takes young readers back in time to see. For one thing, pilgrim children didn't go to school. Instead, they helped their parents with chores and played games such as marbles. There were no convenient grocery stores. Pilgrims had to hunt and gather food, then cook their meals on an open fire or in an outdoor oven. Dramatic photos of historical reenactments combine with lively text to give today's children a vivid sense of daily life in Plymouth colony. Here is a great book for fostering an early interest in history!

Genres: Thanksgiving, Picture Books, Childrens, History, Nonfiction

16 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Susan E. Goodman is the author of more than thirty nonfiction books for children, including How Do You Burp in Space?; See How They Run: Campaign Dreams, Election Schemes, and the Race to the White House;All in Just One Cookie, an ALA Notable Book; and On This Spot, a Washington Post Top Picture Book of the Year. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Reviews

[Kenneth · Rating 2 out of 5]

I found this book during an online search for my local library.
I had been to the Plymouth Colony during my vacation to New England this past June.
After my oldest daughter thoroughly researched our families roots, she found that we are direct descendants of the first generation of the Plymouth colonists.
I really enjoyed interacting with the reenactors, there, peppering them with "perplexing questions". They never stumbled, never went out of character.
So when I saw the cover of this childrens' book, I thought that it might be a good read for kids.
Well, not exactly. When the ordered book came in, transferred from a neighboring library, the cover said: "Ages 4-8". The book has very little text to teach reading with, and is very simple , lacking much detail. If your child is 7 or 8, and still reading this book, then they are falling behind.
It is wonderfully illustrated with 16 pages of photographs shot at the Plymouth Colony historical site that I visited. The story is told for small children, in the famous, sanitized version of the "First Thanksgiving" that we have all been fed over the years.

[L.E. Fidler · Rating 3 out of 5]

Liam says 10/10; who knew pilgrim children blew bubbles??

[Jenilyn Willis · Rating 2 out of 5]

I found this book to be a little boring. It was definitely informational and accurate, but I just felt like they could have made it a little more interesting. I actually zoned out during a bit of it. It was read in one of the kindergarten classes I'm observing and I think the students found it boring as well because they were fidgeting a lot. However, the teacher read a really funny and engaging book before this one and then she followed it up with this informational book. If I were her, I think I would have done it the other way around so that the kids would pay attention to this one first, and then get to laugh a little with the second silly one.

[Rose]

974.4 Goo

[Casandria · Rating 4 out of 5]

These photos are fascinating! They might be hard to see at story time though...
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