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
No comments:
Post a Comment