Why Did English Settlers Come to Virginia?: And Other Questions about the Jamestown Settlement Contributor(s): Ransom, Candice (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761371338 ISBN-13: 9780761371335 Publisher: Lerner Classroom
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: January 2011 * Out of Print * Click for more in this series: Six Questions of American History |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods |
Dewey: 973.21 |
Age Level: 9-12 |
Grade Level: 4-7 |
Lexile Measure: 750(Not Available) |
Guided Reading: S (Grade 4) |
Series: Six Questions of American History |
Physical Information: 0.2" H x 6.5" W x 8.7" L (0.25 lbs) 48 pages |
Features: Ikids |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 142853 Reading Level: 5.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In December 1606, three ships carrying 105 men and boys set sail from Dover, England. The ships headed for the eastern shores of North America. There the men planned to establish a new colony known as Virginia. Sailing into the Chesapeake Bay, the settlers excitedly observed a vast wilderness of thick grasses, green forests, and wide rivers. But as the newcomers built their settlement, they struggled with disagreements, hard labor, food shortages, illness, and uneasy relations with the region's Native Americans. Yet the settlers persevered and established Jamestown--the first permanent English colony in North America. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ransom, Candice: - Candice Ransom is the author of 150 books for children. She holds an MFA from Vermont College and an MA in children's literature from Hollins University. She currently teaches in Hollins University's graduate program in children's literature. |
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