Book

The Mayflower / Kate Messner ; illustrated by Dylan Meconis.

Messner, Kate, (author.). Meconis, Dylan, (illustrator.). Coombs, Linda, (consultant.).

Summary:

"Myths about the Mayflower and the Pilgrim's arrival in modern-day America debunked"-- Provided by publisher.

Challenging popular misconceptions about the actual events behind major historical periods, a fact-first chronicle of the Mayflower voyage and founding of the Plymouth Rock colony reveals how the Pilgrims nearly settled elsewhere, almost had a second ship and only met the Wampanoag months after arriving. - Publisher's description.

Record details

ISBN: 9780593120316
ISBN: 0593120310
ISBN: 9780593120323
ISBN: 0593120329
Physical Description: 200 pages, 12 unnumbered pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Random House, [2020]

Content descriptions

General Note:	"With special thanks to Linda Coombs, an educator and historian from the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe, who served as a consultant for this book" -- Title page. Includes excerpt from Women's Right to Vote.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-192) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Who were the pilgrims, anyway? -- Voyage on the Mayflower (but not the Speedwell) -- Journey across the sea -- Welcome to Plymouth Rock! (or maybe not...) -- People of the first light -- Long winter at Plymouth -- The Pilgrims and the Wampanoag People -- The myth of the first Thanksgiving -- From the Mayflower to the Seaflower.
Target Audience Note:	Ages 8-12 Random House Children's Books.