The Landing of the Pilgrims (Landmark Books) Review
This book was an excellent book to read with my 8-year-old and 6-year-old over the Thanksgiving weekend. I liked the fact that it started 13 years before the Mayflower, giving background information about the Puritans time in England then Holland. Out of 150 pages, 23 of them took place before the Mayflower even entered the picture. Many books just very briefly touch on this background information.
The book is very factual, with periodic quotes from the Pilgrim's writings, including their now-outdated spelling. The chapters were very short, usually 3-5 pages. I liked this in general, because it makes it easy to read just a bit, or to motivate myself to read "just a bit" more. It did occasionally make the story seem a bit episodic. I do wish there had been a bit more information about the Pilgrim's daily lives, especially the children, and also about their worship.
On the whole, this is a good book to read aloud with the elementary set for Thanksgiving. It was a bit over my 6-year-old's heads at some points (mostly keeping track of all the Indian names), but not a problem for my 8-year-old. This would also be a good book for upper elementary school on up to read on their own. I would definitely recommend this book be in any homeschooling household.
The Landing of the Pilgrims (Landmark Books) Feature
- ISBN13: 9780394846972
- Condition: New
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The Landing of the Pilgrims (Landmark Books) Overview
James Daugherty draws on the Pilgrims' own journals to give a fresh and moving account of their life and traditions, their quest for religious freedom, and the founding of one of our nation's most beloved holidays--Thanksgiving.
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Customer Reviews
Excellent book on the Pilgrims - Heather in WI -
This is a great, in-depth overview of the pilgrims for children beginning with 'young Will Bradford' and 'Master Brewster' in Scrooby, England. It follows the pilgrims on their flight to Amsterdam and Leyden, then onto the Mayflower (and briefly the Speedwell), and finally their landing off of Cape Cod. It gives very detailed descriptions of the pilgrims' experiences -- often using direct quotes from "Of Plymouth Plantation" by William Bradford. We are homeschoolers and read this aloud over a two week period as part of our study of American History. I highly recommend it -- along with almost all of the other Landmark Books!
The Landing of the Pilgrims - Judith C. Renker -
The Central Texas Colony of the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Texas provides each new member with a copy of The Landing of the Pilgrims by James Daugherty because the information contained in the book is fact instead of myth and the book can be easily read in an hour.
A Bit Disappointed - Julie A. Burchardt - Wisconsin
I bought multiple copies of this book to use with fifth grade students. It is short chapters--snippets of things that happened with the pilgrims. Very factual and somewhat dry. Towards the end of the book, it gets difficult to keep all of the Native American chiefs separated. I don't think I'll use it again. The kids did not enjoy it at all. If you're looking for a pilgrim book, The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple is much better.
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