The Pilgrims of Plimoth (Aladdin Picture Books) (Paperback)

~ (Author, Illustrator) "Aye, Governor Bradford calls us pilgrims..." (more)
Key Phrases: Governor Bradford

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Well-chosen facts, "set like jewels into the text," and "splendid" pictures mark this picture book as "the finest of nonfiction," said PW. Ages 7-up.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

Grade 2 Up Written as a personal account, Sewall's book not only conveys the spirit and conviction of the Pilgrim experience, but also provides a bounty of historical information and domestic detail about the settlement at Plimoth and the people who survived those arduous first seasons in America. Sewall's extensive research is evident in her text and in the rich, simple oil paintings that reveal so much about the Pilgrims. Her illustrations, somewhat reflective of the American primitive style in the use of flat, thick strokes, are never static. Every scene is charged with energy and movement, depicting the flow of human exchange and relationships. Sewall also makes effective use of double-page space, creating wide-angle scenes, as in a bleak view of winter seen as through a screen of snow, or the overview of the Thanksgiving celebration. By adhering to traditional language and vocabulary (for which there is a glossary at the back), Sewall has captured the dignity of the Pilgrim voice, and lends a quiet, steady rhythm and intensity to the text as the collective "we" is repeated over and over, becoming a litany of events, customs, practices, and beliefs. Sewall's book is educational in the best sense: it is eloquent, evocative, factual, and lovely to behold. This is not a text for very young children (Alice Dalgliesh's The Thanksgiving Story Atheneum, 1954, also from a personal perspective, is more suitable), but even prereaders will respond to the stories so fully developed in these pictures. Susan Powers, Berkeley Carroll Street School, Brooklyn
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Aladdin (September 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689808615
• ISBN-13: 978-0689808616
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #58,129 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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