This was my favorite book in 2nd grade. ( )

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a. I really enjoyed this story for many reasons. First, the writing style was super easy to follow and easy to understand. This would be a great book for a first through third grade reader. The writing style also accurately describes the life of Pocahontas without ever being boring or uninteresting which describing a historical figures is extremely important to keep the young reader interested. For example, the story opens with an extremely brief background about Pocahontas and her cultures and then jumps right into when the English invaded her land. After that the story quickly flows for one important event to the others with spending just the right amount of time on each events. Another reason why I liked this story was the layout of the book. The book had 42 pages but included detailed and descriptive pictures on every page and the illustrations took up most of the page anyway. The font used was large and the structure was short, to-the-point sentences, perfect for an early reader. There are several main ideas of this story. The first is to love and appreciate nature and be one with the environment. Another main idea could be standing up and fighting for what you believe in as Pocahontas did with the English settlers.

This is a biography of Pocahontas for readers in the first to third grade. I was interested in learning more about Pocahontas, I think there is lots of good information, but I also think the flow and plot of the story was choppy and a bit dry. It covered a lot of events, and would have been easier to follow if it had more details, I felt as if it jumped around too much and there were some holes in the story. I think this is an interesting topic, but the writing style did not appeal to me. The main idea of this story is about Pocahontas’ life, and how it changed forever when the English came to America. ( )

This book is great for young readers wanting to learn about our history. For those that have seen the Disney version of Pocahontas (myself included), it does a good job with setting the record straight on what actually happened since the movie is so inaccurate and that is the majority of the information we receive on the account of Pocahontas. It also does a very nice job of softening some of the more violent aspects of the events without completely excluding them. Great for a younger student's social studies project, a start on a biography study, or just if they are interested in history. ( )