qgg's review against another edition
4.0
I bought this book at the same time as The Very First Americans. My son was not quite ready for this book yet. Squanto’s story of being stolen into slavery and taken to Europe and his trip back and then his travels to help translate for Thomas Dermer along the Eastern Shore of North America—none of that was concrete enough for my literal thinker. The voice of Squanto in the book is poetic and beautiful, but doesn’t make sense for my son. He and I both loved the paintings/illustrations. We’ll visit this book again next year.
dbrannan's review
4.0
My only complaint about this book is that I wish the reading level was just a bit lower so that my upper elementary students could understand it more easily. As it is, I read it, but also need to provide an explanation/summary after each page or two.
dearreader's review against another edition
5.0
Gorgeously illustrated and great picture book for introducing Squanto to school aged children.
ashleysbooknook's review against another edition
5.0
A biographical look at Squanto- before the Mayflower and after (the normal Thanksgiving story). I appreciate that it was factual and from a different perspective. It is a bit dense and less of a story due to the biographical nature, but I know Kai will like it (age 6) because he’s always asking if the stories we read are actually right.
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