Don Williams (4)

This Pocahontas trade book tells a simplified version of the movie Pocahontas. It tells the tale of John Smith and his English crew coming to America, and trying to take the land from Pocahontas’s people. Pocahontas and John end up falling in love, and she saves his life. It also has sound effects that go with the story nicely. The sound effects are a really good idea, because then children can absorb the story in more than one way. I think this story is a representation of how badly the Indians were treated by English settlers, although it is greatly inaccurate. I do not think this should be used in school because of this reason. Children should get correct information about history, but I think the book would be okay for free reading. The illustrations were just like the movie Pocahontas, so I liked them.… (altro)