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Pocket Bios: Pocahontas
A colorfully illustrated, pocket-size picture book biography of Native American teenager Pocahontas.
Pocahontas was a Native American teenager famous for her connection to the colonial settlement in Jamestown, Virginia. She is said to have saved the life of Englishman John Smith. At the age of 17, she married tobacco farmer John Rolfe, eventually moving to England with him. Her story has been highly romanticized in literature and film over the years, and remains captivating to this day.
Pocket Bios are full of personality, introducing readers to fascinating figures from history with simple storytelling and cheerful illustrations. Titles include men and women from history, exploration, the sciences, the arts, the ancient world, and more.
Pocahontas was a Native American teenager famous for her connection to the colonial settlement in Jamestown, Virginia. She is said to have saved the life of Englishman John Smith. At the age of 17, she married tobacco farmer John Rolfe, eventually moving to England with him. Her story has been highly romanticized in literature and film over the years, and remains captivating to this day.
Pocket Bios are full of personality, introducing readers to fascinating figures from history with simple storytelling and cheerful illustrations. Titles include men and women from history, exploration, the sciences, the arts, the ancient world, and more.
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32 pages, Hardcover
Published March 19, 2019
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September 12, 2019
Pocket Bios: Pocahontas by Quelle Histoire. NON-FICTION/PICTURE BOOK Roaring Brook Press (Macmillan), 2016. $15. 9781250168849
BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) , EL – ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Pocahontas is a Native American who was born in 1595. When the English started to build a colony called Jamestown, Pocahontas’ tribe and the English came in contact. Pocahontas tried to keep the peace between the different cultures, but when war eventually broke out Pocahontas was kept as a prisoner. She married a man named John Rolfe and accepted Christianity, had a child and went to England where she died.
This is a great summary about Pocahontas. It clears up some of the myths and gives a basic description of the events of her life. At the back there is a timeline, four people who were important to Pocahontas’ story and other interesting facts. As with all the Pocket Bio series, I think they have great appeal and are a fun introduction to historical figures but have a hard time with the $15 price tag.
Reviewer, C. Peterson
https://kissthebookjr.blogspot.com/20...
BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) , EL – ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Pocahontas is a Native American who was born in 1595. When the English started to build a colony called Jamestown, Pocahontas’ tribe and the English came in contact. Pocahontas tried to keep the peace between the different cultures, but when war eventually broke out Pocahontas was kept as a prisoner. She married a man named John Rolfe and accepted Christianity, had a child and went to England where she died.
This is a great summary about Pocahontas. It clears up some of the myths and gives a basic description of the events of her life. At the back there is a timeline, four people who were important to Pocahontas’ story and other interesting facts. As with all the Pocket Bio series, I think they have great appeal and are a fun introduction to historical figures but have a hard time with the $15 price tag.
Reviewer, C. Peterson
https://kissthebookjr.blogspot.com/20...
April 20, 2019
Even those who know very little about American history will have heard the story of Pocahontas, but as this book makes clear, much of what is known is probably not true. In this Pocket Bio, readers have the chance to learn about her short life and times and her involvement with the Jamestown colony. The book includes a timeline of her life and relevant historical events as well as a map of places that were important in her story. There are also snippets about four individuals whose lives were significant to Pocahontas's story and four Did You Know? questions to provide even more background for readers. I have enjoyed all this short biographies, particularly because they provide a short, accessible introduction to historical figures, some lesser known than others, but all intriguing in their own rights.
October 21, 2019
Pocahontas of the Native American Powhatan tribe was born around 1595 in what is now Virginia. When Pocahontas was eleven years old, English men came and started a colony called Jamestown. Pocahontas was able to help the foreigners and her tribe communicate so they could borrow supplies and keep the peace. Unfortunately, that peace didn’t last forever. In 1610, there was a war between them and Pocahontas was kidnapped. While captive, she learned English and met a man named John Rolfe. Eventually she married him, which brought some peace in the land. After a life of promoting peace between her tribe and the English men, Pocahontas died in England.
This short book relates Pocahontas’s life in a way that young children can easily understand. The book is formatted with a heading and two to three short paragraphs on every other page, with an illustration on the opposite page. Written to be an exciting story, this informative narrative keeps the reader’s attention better than most history books. The text is simple and the illustrations are endearing. The Pocket Bios are a great way to get children interested in history. The book even has a timeline and a map at the end, which can be very helpful for visual learners. It also has illustrations and descriptions of significant people in Pocahontas’s story and a list of quick “did you know” facts.
++Review originally published on Children's Book and Media Review++
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This short book relates Pocahontas’s life in a way that young children can easily understand. The book is formatted with a heading and two to three short paragraphs on every other page, with an illustration on the opposite page. Written to be an exciting story, this informative narrative keeps the reader’s attention better than most history books. The text is simple and the illustrations are endearing. The Pocket Bios are a great way to get children interested in history. The book even has a timeline and a map at the end, which can be very helpful for visual learners. It also has illustrations and descriptions of significant people in Pocahontas’s story and a list of quick “did you know” facts.
++Review originally published on Children's Book and Media Review++
http://byucbmr.com/reviews/pocket-bio...
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