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Mayflower 1620: A New Look at a Pilgrim Voyage

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The collaborative effort of the Plimoth Plantation, authors Peter Arenstam, John Kemp, and Catherine O'Neill Grace, and photographers Sisse Brimberg and Cotton Coulson, Mayflower 1620: A New Look At A Pilgrim Voyage is a superb picture book retelling of history for young people, about the voyage of the Mayflower ship and the lives of the colonists who braved hardship for a new future. Gorgeous, full-color photographs capture reenactments of how life aboard the Mayflower was like, and the down-to-earth text presents the events of history in detail. An enthusiastically recommended and enthralling educational read, Mayflower 1620 is ideal for young readers seeking to broaden and improve their knowledge of American colonial history as well as their basic reading skills.

This was very popular resource as we studied the Thanksgiving story. Great pictures, high quality.

Sorry to be a bit negative here, but I just got this and I'm a little disappointed. I bought it for the photos, hoping to see National Geographic quality photos of a restored replica ship and pilgrim village. Instead, the photos are mainly of the actors who are playing the parts. There are closeups of people's faces with just a little rigging showing in the background, photos of "passengers" that show nothing else, etc. Not exactly the photographic walk-through of the ship I was hoping for. If you're getting this for interesting photos of the ship, I wouldn't. Now, if you happen to know one of the reenactors and you'd like an 8 x 10 glossy photo of him/her, this is your book. :)