Samuel Eaton's Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Boy [Paperback]

Kate Waters (Author), Russ Kendall (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: Blue Ribbon Book

This bestselling photographic Thanksgiving picture book is now available in paperback!

Samuel Eaton is a young boy living in an early American settlement in the year 1627, and today is the day he will help with his first rye harvest! If he can prove to his father he's up to the task, he will be able to help with all of the harvest. But harvesting rye is even more difficult than he expected. Was he foolish to think he could do a man's work?

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About the Author

Author Kate Waters was born on September 4, 1951, in Rochester, NY. She went on to earn a B.A. from Newtown College of the Sacred Heart (Boston College) and a M.L.S. from Simmons’ Graduate School of Library and Information Science. She grew up in a big family in which storytelling was very important. She worked as a librarian for ten years at the Boston Public Library. There she became very interested in telling stories to young people and finding out what they enjoyed reading. She moved to New York where she worked on a children’s magazine. While working at the magazine, she started to think about new ways to present history and traditions to children. Her books include pictures of actors depicting the stories Kate writes. In addition, her books have been praised for their content and have won many awards. Kate currently lives in New York City.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 40 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (November 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590480537
• ISBN-13: 978-0590480536
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8.1 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #187,744 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Values for today from a tale of 1627, June 1, 2000

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Stuart Bloom - See all my reviews

This review is from: Samuel Eaton's Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Boy (Paperback)

This is a wonderful, wonderful book. It will help you teach your children about hard work, perseverance, and family. My children want it read to them again and again.

Young Samuel Eaton (a historical character) is looking forward to his first chance to help his father bring in the crops. He finds the work incredibly hard, and the coarse grain raises bad blisters on his hands. But he perseveres, and at the end of the day when his father tells him "you did a man's work today, Samuel," we feel his pride.

Masterfully written, beautifully photographed, this is a gem in every way.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book for learning about life as a pilgrim boy!, November 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Samuel Eaton's Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Boy (Library Binding)

This book took us back to 1627. We learned all about Samuel Eaton's first day as a man. He told us all about the hard work he had to do in the fields. It was so interesting to read a story that used different words from long ago. The pictures were awesome! They showed us the clothing the pilgrims wore, what their house looked like, and the hard work everybody did. We thought it would be difficult to be a pilgrim boy! We think everyone should read this book because you can learn a lot about how the pilgrims lived. Read this wonderful book!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!, June 12, 2003

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"genealogyandhistory" (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Samuel Eaton's Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Boy (Paperback)

I am continually amazed at how children's books offer detail and insight into daily life that no stout history book can provide.

Writing the same review for the other two in this trilogy. Excellent all!