Voices From Colonial America

Zusatztext "...the text provides a well-organized and quite readable account of the colony's history. Discussions of topics such as the "Starving Time" in Jamestown and the "Pocahontas saving John Smith" tale reflect current research and thought more closely than many comparable volumes on library shelves." ?Booklist (Review of Virginia 1607–1776 ) Informationen zum Autor Richard Worth has written several biographies and histories for middle graders! including Stanley and Livingstone   and the Exploration of Africa in World History ! The Spanish Inquisition in World History ! and Voices from Colonial America: Louisiana! 1682–1803 . Klappentext Readers will meet Samuel de Champlain! the "Father of New France!" and travel the waterways with the "coureurs de bois! " French traders who lived like Indians. Then watch as attempts to grow the colony fail and wars with the British and Iroquois bring about the fall of New France. Zusammenfassung Readers will meet Samuel de Champlain! the "Father of New France!" and travel the waterways with the coureurs de bois! French traders who lived like Indians. Then watch as attempts to grow the colony fail and wars with the British and Iroquois bring about the fall of New France. National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources. Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Worth
• Publisher: National Geographic Society
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 10
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2008
• EAN: 9781426301476
• ISBN: 978-1-4263-0147-6
• No. of pages: 112
• Series: Voices from Colonial America; National Geographic Voices from ColonialAmerica; National Geographic Voices from ColonialAmerica
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics