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Rookie Biography
Pocahontas
An introduction to the life of the young seventeenth-century Indian woman who befriended Captain John Smith and the English settlers of Jamestown.
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32 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2003
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June 16, 2015
(Eh, 3.5)
About four hundred years ago, a group of colonists (KOL-uh-nists) established Jamestown, Virginia. There were tribes of Indians living there at the time, including a girl named Pocahontas, who worked her whole short life to try to establish peace between her people and John Smith's English comrades.
So, I didn't realize when I picked this up at the library just HOW junior a book it was, but when it started sounding out and defining words (though only a select few) I had the feeling it was a little below my reading level, and I almost just didn't even bother reading it. Still, I wanted a book about the real history of Pocahontas, and this book is more or less that. It's an interesting thing because it does go into some of the less pleasant details of Pocahontas's life (her kidnapping and basically abandonment from her father, leading to her conversion and marriage to an Englishman), but at the same time it sort of brings things up and then doesn't really explain them. I know it's for kids, but they can still follow through with the thought and complete the story. In the end I also did some research and read some things online to try to get a more comprehensive picture of what happened.
This book was written for a much lower reading level than I expected when I picked it up, but it did a pretty good job at outlining the life and lifework of Pocahontas's short time on earth. It glossed over and didn't really bother explaining some of the events it brought up, but it featured a few different kinds of illustrations from various sources, so kids interested in this aspect of American history might find this book worthwhile.
About four hundred years ago, a group of colonists (KOL-uh-nists) established Jamestown, Virginia. There were tribes of Indians living there at the time, including a girl named Pocahontas, who worked her whole short life to try to establish peace between her people and John Smith's English comrades.
So, I didn't realize when I picked this up at the library just HOW junior a book it was, but when it started sounding out and defining words (though only a select few) I had the feeling it was a little below my reading level, and I almost just didn't even bother reading it. Still, I wanted a book about the real history of Pocahontas, and this book is more or less that. It's an interesting thing because it does go into some of the less pleasant details of Pocahontas's life (her kidnapping and basically abandonment from her father, leading to her conversion and marriage to an Englishman), but at the same time it sort of brings things up and then doesn't really explain them. I know it's for kids, but they can still follow through with the thought and complete the story. In the end I also did some research and read some things online to try to get a more comprehensive picture of what happened.
This book was written for a much lower reading level than I expected when I picked it up, but it did a pretty good job at outlining the life and lifework of Pocahontas's short time on earth. It glossed over and didn't really bother explaining some of the events it brought up, but it featured a few different kinds of illustrations from various sources, so kids interested in this aspect of American history might find this book worthwhile.
December 14, 2011
This was a biography about Pocahontas. I chose this biography because I think it's important that children know that the Disney movie of Pocahontas isn't actually correct. This would be a good biography to use with younger children because it's almost in picture book form. It would be perfect for maybe first or second graders to use as a resource for a small project.
April 29, 2011
This biography is a small easy to read book, perfect for young readers. It could easily be used in the classroom and tied into many different subjects.
December 23, 2015
As a rookie biography this was understandable brief. The author did a good job of presenting pertinent and accurate information succinctly.
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