"Illustrated poetry tracing the loves in Pocahontas’s life from infancy to her death as a young adult is written for all ages. It will
likely appeal mostly to adolescent girls, who may identify with Pocahontas’s admirable qualities.
likely appeal mostly to adolescent girls, who may identify with Pocahontas’s admirable qualities.
This Algonquian Native American female is best known for her generosity in feeding the hungry English people who arrived uninvited to her homeland and for her strong willed spirit in assisting Captain John Smith. The book emphasizes the loving heart that motivated all of Pocahontas´s behavior.
It is written with as much historical accuracy as was possible for the author to glean from her excellent resources. The author has included a map and appendix of Algonquian > English words."
