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You Wouldn't Want to Sail on the Mayflower! was a wonderful example of an informational text that engages young readers. This book has great illustrations in a cartoon form that make it entertaining to read. In addition to this the information that was presented was accurate and taken more seriously. My only complaint with this book is that the font is a bit small and there is a lot of text on the page. It may have benefited from being a few pages longer in order to make it easier to digest what is on the page.½

This book is very informative .It was a lesson on history put in a very fun way.It is very colorful witch make it attracted too all colors.It also attracted with he colorful way that Kevin Whelan draws the littler carton.I also like the fact that they tell you your a charter in the book .They also tell you the story of the person you are playing Ii also enjoyed the helpful hit that they had in the corner.I also enjoyed pictures and demonstrations they had of the boat.

The book starts of telling you the time line a a very interesting story .It then shins some truth not he really story .IT grabs you attention making you feel right their. Then it gives you help .Just in cause you need help if this happens to you .It then goes into detail about the sickness and health issues.It then end the book with an an a good story about the First thanksgiving .SO come read and have a good history lesson .

This book talks about where the Mayflower was heading and what happened.The Mayflower is a ship that was sent to the Americas after it was discovered. A girl and her family were on that ship and they were headed to Virginia.A storm blew them of course and the ended up in Massachusetts.When they arrived her dad signed the Mayflower contract and some other men did to.After the first winter her whole family died and she was an orphan.After the first winter her whole family died and she was an orphan.These times were pretty tough and luckly some of the people survived so now we have a united nation called America.
Being on that ship would be a nightmare because,I wouldn't get enough food I probably would be sick and I probably would die.I don't want a dead family just because of a religion, or freedom. I would like an alive,healthy family with a good job and food. At the same time I would want to go because I want to experience building,starting a fire with sticks ,hunt,make clothes of my design,and make up my own recipes. I would want to know how people started life on earth and what they did to survive. It would be a life experience that I would never forget.

This is an informational text about the Boston Tea Party and the Revolutionary War. The text is very entertaining and relatable for young children. The pictures are funny and entertaining while still getting across a lot of helpful and important information.

Media: Acrylics

Uses: - teach about the revolutionary war
- good intro to informational texts
- good to have in classroom for students who prefer informational texts

"You Wouldn't Want to Sail on a 19th Century Whaling Ship" is a wonderful book, both informative and hilarious. Though it is clearly intended for a younger audience then I what I will be teaching, it would really be very ideal for middle schoolers, though high school might also use it, though chiefly for pictures to illustrate reports and for the definitions provided for terms.

Though mostly the legendary tale of the whaling ship "Essex", which would be attacked by a giant whale, causing her crew to engage in cannibalism in order to survive a lifeboat voyage back to civilization, and thus inspire Herman Melville's "Moby Dick", it serves as an example example of 19th century whaling. Also, for younger students teaching them using an example, rather than speaking in large generalities I find would be most helpful in making an impression on them. To this end, I also applaud the authors for having a young boy serve as the Essex's and the books narrator. The students will be able to identify with the young Thomas Nickerson and learn with him as he learns all about 19th century whaling.

I really enjoyed this book and plan on adding a copy of it to both my personal collection and to my growing classroom collection.(less)

"You Wouldn't Want to Sail on a 19th Century Whaling Ship" is a wonderful book, both informative and hilarious. Though it is clearly intended for a younger audience then I what I will be teaching, it would really be very ideal for middle schoolers, though high school might also use it, though chiefly for pictures to illustrate reports and for the definitions provided for terms.

Though mostly the legendary tale of the whaling ship "Essex", which would be attacked by a giant whale, causing her crew to engage in cannibalism in order to survive a lifeboat voyage back to civilization, and thus inspire Herman Melville's "Moby Dick", it serves as an example example of 19th century whaling. Also, for younger students teaching them using an example, rather than speaking in large generalities I find would be most helpful in making an impression on them. To this end, I also applaud the authors for having a young boy serve as the Essex's and the books narrator. The students will be able to identify with the young Thomas Nickerson and learn with him as he learns all about 19th century whaling.

I really enjoyed this book and plan on adding a copy of it to both my personal collection and to my growing classroom collection.(less)

"You Wouldn't Want to Sail on a 19th Century Whaling Ship" is a wonderful book, both informative and hilarious. Though it is clearly intended for a younger audience then I what I will be teaching, it would really be very ideal for middle schoolers, though high school might also use it, though chiefly for pictures to illustrate reports and for the definitions provided for terms.

Though mostly the legendary tale of the whaling ship "Essex", which would be attacked by a giant whale, causing her crew to engage in cannibalism in order to survive a lifeboat voyage back to civilization, and thus inspire Herman Melville's "Moby Dick", it serves as an example example of 19th century whaling. Also, for younger students teaching them using an example, rather than speaking in large generalities I find would be most helpful in making an impression on them. To this end, I also applaud the authors for having a young boy serve as the Essex's and the books narrator. The students will be able to identify with the young Thomas Nickerson and learn with him as he learns all about 19th century whaling.

I really enjoyed this book and plan on adding a copy of it to both my personal collection and to my growing classroom collection.(less)

"You Wouldn't Want to Sail on a 19th Century Whaling Ship" is a wonderful book, both informative and hilarious. Though it is clearly intended for a younger audience then I what I will be teaching, it would really be very ideal for middle schoolers, though high school might also use it, though chiefly for pictures to illustrate reports and for the definitions provided for terms.

Though mostly the legendary tale of the whaling ship "Essex", which would be attacked by a giant whale, causing her crew to engage in cannibalism in order to survive a lifeboat voyage back to civilization, and thus inspire Herman Melville's "Moby Dick", it serves as an example example of 19th century whaling. Also, for younger students teaching them using an example, rather than speaking in large generalities I find would be most helpful in making an impression on them. To this end, I also applaud the authors for having a young boy serve as the Essex's and the books narrator. The students will be able to identify with the young Thomas Nickerson and learn with him as he learns all about 19th century whaling.

I really enjoyed this book and plan on adding a copy of it to both my personal collection and to my growing classroom collection.(less)

Summary: This story is all about the journey that 102 Pilgrims took from England to America in 1602. The story begins by talking about how the English Puritans broke off from their church because they wanted religious freedom. It talks about how the group from England joined with a group from Holland to make the journey. The author talks about the different parts of the ship and what they were used for on the trip. He also talks about the crew and their jobs on the ship during the voyage as well as some of the important people from England who made the journey. Next the book goes into detail about what life was like for people on the ship including illness and dealing with rough seas. They finally find land after 66 days although they ended up in New England not Virginia like they had planned. Several men went ashore to find a place to build their new settlement and started construction on houses and storage buildings. They later met a Native American named Squanto who helped them adjust to life in Plymouth.

Review: I thought that this book was very interesting and well written. I like how at the beginning of the book the author gave the reader an identity. He told us our name, age, and about our family who would be traveling with us to America. This helps the reader to become more engaged and make a stronger connection to the story. The book was also very informative. Although some of it was fictional it also provided a lot of facts about Pilgrims and their journey on the Mayflower. I liked that there were a lot of additional captions and side-notes that made the book more interesting to read. I thought that the illustrations were excellent. They captured what they author was trying to say but many of them were also rather comical. I know that I was engaged while reading this book and I think that many students would be too.

This is another book from the You Wouldn't Want to..... series. This historical picture book focuses on the trip the first colonists took on the Mayflower and all the perils of the journey. The book features cartoon like illustrations and gives a simplified story of the colonists' journey. It is very colorful, and students will appreciate the easy to read information listed under headings such as "Who's Who" and "Life and Death on the Mayflower." I like the addition of the detailed picture of the Mayflower and the information given about each section of the ship. This is a fun, easy to read book that presents facts in a humorous light. It focuses mainly on the voyage and first year of the Plimouth settlement. Native Americans have a minor role since this book is mainly about the sea voyage. There is a glossary with people, places, and items at the book of the text which is helpful for students.

The kids really do like these books. I told them we had a new title to read and they both said "yay!" None of the information was new to us and the first person point of view ("you are Priscilla Mullins") doesn't really carry well through the story but it was a fun book. The kids were especially pleased to hear about descendants of Priscilla Mullins.

The pictures and humor are what's best about this book. I did not appreciate the fact that it promotes stereotypes-- of both pilgrims and Native Americans-- but that disappointment is mostly overshadowed by the fact that it does present colonial history in a child-friendly, easily-understandable way. (I'm not sure how accurate some of the facts are though... ?) The glossary and index would be useful in reinforcing informational resource skills.

You Wouldn’t Want to Sail on the Mayflower is really interesting book about Mayflower voyage. The story is told from the perspective of a young Pilgrim girl (which might make it a bit difficult for boys to “see” themselves in roll of the main character as they were reading). The book addresses students directly, such as “Your father…” which adds a bit of extra-personal touch to the book and really helps to engage students in what they are reading. The book is very visually appealing and engages readers immediately. The text includes maps, ship diagrams, overview of ship jobs, discussion of Pilgrim leaders and founders, settlers’ experiences with storms and sickness, and what happened once the Pilgrims landed in Plymouth.
All in all, this book is a great supplemental piece of literature to help teach students about the Mayflower voyage and the Pilgrims’ experience. It is a really interesting informational text, and presents the information in such a way that it is truly fun and exciting. I would recommend this book for students in upper elementary, because the language and navigation of the many components to each page would be rather difficult for younger students.

Your name is Priscilla Mullins and you are a passenger on the Mayflower. Discover information about your shipmates, why you were aboard, the perils of life at sea, and then how you can survive the first year in the New World. “Handy Hints” throughout the book such as “Make friends with the captain and crew, you may need their help later in the voyage!” help make a point but also keep it lighthearted. The book is full of information without being overwhelming.

This book makes history fun. I enjoyed the cartoon type illustrations throughout. Each chapter reveals so much information in very little space. I especially thought the last section was interesting as it estimated that 12% of American people are direct descendents from the Mayflower. It shows pictures of Priscilla Mullins' descendants, including President John Adams, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and even Marilyn Monroe.

I liked how the legacy section shows how one person's life is important in the lives of many in history. I would let children in a classroom choose to either try to trace their own family tree back as far as they can or choose another person from the Mayflower and see what other famous people descended from that person. Another interesting point this book brings out is that Plymouth is also the name of the port in England from which the ship left. The students could research to discover what other New World colonies were named after a town in the Old World.

This book is about the Boston Tea Party. This book tells exactly what happened that day, when, where, and why it took place. It also tells about who the people were that were involved.

I liked this book because I think it will be an interesting way for students to learn about history and what the Boston Tea Party actually was. This book has maps and pictures o show what people, places, and things looked like. It does not leave anything out about what happened.

I would use this book in the classroom in a history lesson about the Boston Tea Party. I think it would be fun and making learning about the tea party fun to have the students dress up and act out what happened that day. Instead of tea boxes we could just use tea bags!

Readers are invited to imagine themselves as the fictional George Robert Tweleves Hewes, a middle-aged Bostonian. The chapters follow George as he becomes an active participant in the Boston Tea Party. Each 2 page explains a single event that led otherwise law abiding citizens to rise up against the British government. While the dominant viewpoint is that of the Patriot, the author does explain the actions of the British. Page content is half text, half images. The cartoon like illustrations are bright, colorful, expressive. A “Handy Hint” highlights important information that George will want to be aware of, such as “Throw away any red clothes, in case you're mistaken for a redcoat!” Additional reference aids include glossary and index.

Interesting point of view. Could be used to engage students in a focal study of the Boston Tea Party.

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