Jamestown: America's First Permanent English Settlement
Carole Marsh
Staple Bound
(Gallopade, Aug. 1, 2006)
The 22-book American Milestone series is featured as "Retailers Recommended Fabulous Products" in the August 2012 edition of Educational Dealer magazine. In May of 1607, 104 men and boys came to what would one day be known as America. They were ill-suited for the task. Learn about the hardships they faced and how they (finally) adapted to their new surroundings to establish a foothold in the New World. This book includes: • The Virginia Company • Captain John Smith • Godspeed, Discovery, and Susan Constant • John Rolfe • James Fort • Christopher Newport • Lord De La Warr • The Starving Time • Pocahontas • Chief Powhatan • Historic Jamestowne today • and lots more! This book helps kids understand this momentous event and its impact on America's future. Reproducible activities make it fun for kids to learn about the historic people, places, and fact that are part of American history. A partial list of the Table of Contents include: A Timeline of Events The First SettlementsLet's Live Right HereMaster and CommanderA Man with a Plan! This Land is Our Land! Daily Life as a PowhatanWelcome to James Fort! What Shall I Wear? The Dread of DiseaseHow Does Tobacco Grow? And Much More!
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