History for Kids: The Illustrated Life of Pocahontas

History for Kids: The Illustrated Life of Pocahontas

*Perfect for ages 7-10
*Includes pictures.
*Explains the English story about Pocahontas and the Native American story about Pocahontas.

In Charles River Editorsâ€™ History for Kids series, your children can learn about historyâ€™s most important people and events in an easy, entertaining, and educational way. Pictures help bring the story to life, and the concise but comprehensive book will keep your kidâ€™s attention all the way to the end.

The life of Pocahontas fulfills a specific role in American culture and history. Her short life holds a bittersweet tragedy that is part of the mythology of Native America, especially the first encounters between English settlers and the local native tribes. The meaning of her name, â€œlittle playthingâ€ or â€œlittle wanton,â€ suggests that she was destined to be bandied about by the powers in her life. The men of the time simply assumed a young Native American girl did not deserve or even want respect.

She had many other names, however, some which would have never been known to people outside her tribe, let alone European colonists. What historians do know is Pocahontas was also known as Matoaka, she was born sometime in 1595, and she was the daughter of the paramount chief (mamanatowick) Powhatan, leader of an Algonquian-speaking native group. She grew up in Tsenacommacha, the â€œdensely inhabited Landâ€ of eastern Virginia, where English explorers and settlers under the leadership of Lord Newport yearned to find a passage to the â€œother seaâ€. The English settlers were also ready to play the role of the legendary Spanish conquistadors and hoping to find hidden gold in the region.

Nevertheless, generations of Americans and English have been taught that Pocahontas was part of a unique fairytale, saving the life of explorer John Smith and later becoming his wife. While their relationship has been the subject of countless historical texts and even childrenâ€™s books, it has no historical basis in fact. There is still even some doubt over whether she saved his life in the famous encounter that has ensured her name remains instantly recognizable nearly 400 years after her death.

History for Kids: The Illustrated Life of Pocahontas profiles the life and legacy of the famous Native American girl woman, including the known and unknown, while analyzing her lasting legacy. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, your kids will learn about Pocahontas like never before.
Country USA
Manufacturer Charles River Editors
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2013-03-19
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Charles River Editors
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2013-03-19
Format	Kindle eBook

History for Kids: The Illustrated Life of Pocahontas

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