Pocahontas: Young Peacemaker (Childhood of Famous Americans) [Paperback]

Leslie Gourse (Author), Meryl Henderson (Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Childhood of Famous Americans

Examines the life of the Indian princess Pocahontas and her contact with English settlers, especially John Smith.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Aladdin (August 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689808089
• ISBN-13: 978-0689808081
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #632,666 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #57 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Series > Historical > Childhood of Famous Americans Series

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Really Good Book :o), December 17, 2002

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This review is from: Pocahontas: Young Peacemaker (Childhood of Famous Americans) (Paperback)

In my class we have to do a book report every month. The month of December we did biographies. So, I picked this book, Pocahontas. There are 176 pages of interesting events that happened in Pocahontas's life. Although some of them are sad, they are written in a great way. At the beginning of the book, the book tells you on what pages you can see nicely done illustrations by Meryl Henderson, too. This is a great book and I think you should read it. I enjoyed reading Pocahontas and so will you so go to the nearest bookstore and buy this book!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good but is it acurate?, February 6, 2009

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This review is from: Pocahontas: Young Peacemaker (Childhood of Famous Americans) (Paperback)

My 4th grade daughter had to do a biography for school, and she chose Pocahontas. I read this book as well after she was done with it to check for historical acuracy. Overall, the book did a nice job with the facts and/or supposed facts surrounding her unusual life. However, the book is written as a story. This made it fun for my daughter to read, but it also colored what was going on with Pocahontas' emotions and feelings which no one knows. We ended up looking her up in other books just so my daughter could get a better and more acurate picture of who this woman was.