Trish Kline

This book is about Captain John Smith. He was an explorer. This book will teach children about who he was and what he had did.

This book is about Captain and his life. It tells about his different adventures and the different things that happened on his many trips.

This short biography gives an overview of La Salle's travels. Though brief, it worked well for my struggling readers. On the other hand, I also read it with my middle groups for lack of another available book and felt that it was much too easy for them. I would use it again during the explorer unit for groups 1 and 2, but not for groups 3 and 4.

This book gives a brief biography of John Smith. It describes his journey to America in 1607 and the building of Jamestown. I did not read this book aloud to my students, but made it available for individual reading during our explorer unit. In hindsight, I think it would be a good whole class read aloud to segue from the explorer unit to the colonial unit. Though it is meant for younger or struggling readers, I think it would be a sufficient bridge between the units for all students.