The Boy Who Fell Off the Mayflower, or John Howland's Good Fortune
The Boy Who Fell Off the Mayflower, or John Howland's Good Fortune

Author: P.J. Lynch

Publisher: Candlewick

Published: 2015-09-22

Total Pages: 65

ISBN-13: 0763665843

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In the first book he has both written and illustrated, master artist P.J. Lynch brings a Mayflower voyager’s story to vivid life. At a young age, John Howland learned what it meant to take advantage of an opportunity. Leaving the docks of London on the Mayflower as an indentured servant to Pilgrim John Carver, John Howland little knew that he was embarking on the adventure of a lifetime. By his great good fortune, John survived falling overboard on the crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, and he earned his keep ashore by helping to scout a safe harbor and landing site for his bedraggled and ill shipmates. Would his luck continue to hold amid the dangers and adversity of the Pilgrims’ lives in New England? John Howland’s tale is masterfully told in his own voice, bringing an immediacy and young perspective to the oft-told Pilgrims’ story. P.J. Lynch captures this pivotal moment in American history in precise and exquisite detail, from the light on the froth of a breaking wave to the questioning voice of a teen in a new world.

N.C. Wyeth's Pilgrims
N.C. Wyeth's Pilgrims

Author: Robert D. San Souci

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Published: 1996-09

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13: 0811814866

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Recounts the coming of the Pilgrims to America, with illustrations by N.C. Wyeth.

When Jessie Came Across the Sea
When Jessie Came Across the Sea

Author: Amy Hest

Publisher: Candlewick Press

Published: 2003-09-01

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13: 9780763612740

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A thirteen-year-old Jewish orphan reluctantly leaves her grandmother and immigrates to New York City, where she works for three years sewing lace and earning money to bring Grandmother to the United States, too. Reprint.

The Landing of the Pilgrims
The Landing of the Pilgrims

Author: James Daugherty

Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Published: 1981-02-12

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 0394846974

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Learn how and why the Pilgrims left England to come to America! In England in the early 1600s, everyone was forced to join the Church of England. Young William Bradford and his friends believed they had every right to belong to whichever church they wanted. In the name of religious freedom, they fled to Holland, then sailed to America to start a new life. But the winter was harsh, and before a year passed, half the settlers had died. Yet, through hard work and strong faith, a tough group of Pilgrims did survive. Their belief in freedom of religion became an American ideal that still lives on today. James Daugherty draws on the Pilgrims' own journals to give a fresh and moving account of their life and traditions, their quest for religious freedom, and the founding of one of our nation's most beloved holidays; Thanksgiving.

The Haunted Lake
The Haunted Lake

Author: P. J. Lynch

Publisher: Candlewick

Published: 2020-09-08

Total Pages: 49

ISBN-13: 1536200131

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In famed author-illustrator P.J. Lynch’s gorgeous tale, he creates two worlds—underwater and above—to tell an epic and haunting love story. Jacob and his father are the only people who fish Lake Spetzia, which was formed when the river was dammed and their town was flooded. The villagers say the lake is haunted, but Jacob and his father don’t want to leave, because Jacob’s mother is buried in the cemetery below the water. As Jacob grows up, a village girl named Ellen falls in love with him, and he with her. But before they are married, Jacob disappears—lured underwater by the ghosts who inhabit the sunken village. Years go by, with Jacob held captive by the watery spirits and Ellen never giving up hope that she will find him, until a fateful night when Jacob sees the light of Ellen’s boat floating above. Can he break free and reach the surface? Masterful illustrations alive with achingly expressive characters and eerie underwater light bring readers into acclaimed creator P.J. Lynch’s rich world of love, loss, and hope.

Explorers Who Got Lost
Explorers Who Got Lost

Author: Diane Sansevere-Dreher

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 1992-10-15

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13: 9780812520385

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Examines the adventures of such early explorers of America as Columbus, Dias, and Cabot. Includes information on the events, society, and superstitions of the times.

Squanto, Friend of the Pilgrims
Squanto, Friend of the Pilgrims

Author: Clyde Robert Bulla

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 1982

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 9780590440554

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For use in schools and libraries only. An Indian goes to London with some of the first English explorers, is sold into slavery in Spain, and finally returns to America where he befriends the Pilgrims when they land.

The Mayflower and Her Passengers
The Mayflower and Her Passengers

Author: Caleb H. Johnson

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2005-12-27

Total Pages: 293

ISBN-13: 1462822371

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When the Mayflower embarked on her famous voyage to America in 1620, she was carrying 102 passengers. To most, they are simply known as “the Pilgrims.” Perhaps the name of Governor William Bradford, Elder William Brewster, or Captain Myles Standish are vaguely familiar; but the vast majority of the Mayflower passengers have remained anonymous and nameless. In The Mayflower and Her Passengers, I have attempted to resurrect the unique individuality of each passenger by providing short biographies for each person or family group. Also included is a groundbreaking new biography of the Mayflower ship itself.

Henry David's House
Henry David's House

Author: Henry David Thoreau

Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 0881061166

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Excerpts from Thoreau's Walden highlight his belief in the inherent value of living life in harmony with nature.