Pocahontas: Daughter of a Chief

Rookie Biography

by Carol Greene

A brief biography of the American Indian princess who as a young girl befriended John Smith, saving him from death at the hands of her father, and later was very helpful to the colonists at Jamestown.

Genres: Biography, Nonfiction

48 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 1988

About the author

Has degrees in English Literature and musicology. She has worked in international exchange programs, as an editor, and as a teacher of writing. Lives in Webster Groves, Missouri.

Reviews

[Isabel · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not the best P biography I've come across. The author managed to convey a lot of historical information in really easy to read sentences. However, it just seemed a little stale to me. I think I missed reading about the daily life of the Powhatan people. This was much more about P's contact with the European settlers instead of about P herself.

[Deanna Mcdonough]

This was good biography on Pocahontas. This was very informative, and well written. This was a good book for young readers. The sentences were easy and their were many pictures. Pochantas wanted to be friends with both her tribe and the settlers.