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Sarah Morton's Day: A Day In The Life Of A Pilgrim Girl

10 best books like Sarah Morton's Day: A Day In The Life Of A Pilgrim Girl (Kate Waters): 1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving, 10 Minutes till Bedtime, The Missing Mitten Mystery, First Snow in the Woods: A Photographic Fantasy, Shipwrecked!: The True Adventures of a Japanese Boy, Peter the Great, Three Young Pilgrims, On the Farm, If You Sailed On The Mayflower, A Lion to Guard Us

1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving
AuthorCatherine O'Neill Grace
ISBN0792261399
1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving, published in 2001, presents Thanksgiving from a non-traditional (from a U.S. viewpoint) perspective. When I was growing up I don’t believe I gave a thought to whether Native Americans lived on the land that was claimed by the “Pilgrims”. And while I do have a sentimental...
10 Minutes till Bedtime
AuthorPeggy Rathmann
At One Hoppin' Place, the countdown to bedtime is about to begin when a family of hamsters -- a mother and father with nine kids and a baby all wearing numbered striped jerseys -- arrive at the front door."All aboard!" the child's pet hamster, dressed as a tour guide, shouts, directing them to his bus. It's...
The Missing Mitten Mystery
AuthorSteven Kellogg
ISBN0142301922
Annie and her dog, Oscar, have had a busy day playing in the snow. Somehow Annie's red mitten has disappeared in all the fun. They look high and low. . . . It's not on the sledding hill, and it's not by the snow castles. Maybe an eagle carried it off to keep its baby's head warm. Or maybe a mouse is using it as a sleeping...
First Snow in the Woods: A Photographic Fantasy
AuthorCarl R. Sams II
ISBN0977010864
STORY = 3 STARS
PHOTOGRAPHY = 5 STARS

I really appreciate what the authors are trying to do here--make beautiful wildlife photography "accessible" to children by pairing the story of a fawn's first snow with beautiful photographs to match the text. The story itself would probably not...
Shipwrecked!: The True Adventures of a Japanese Boy
AuthorRhoda Blumberg
Any person who leaves the country to go to another and later returns will be put to death. This was the law in Japan in the early 1800s. When fourteen-year-old Manjiro, working on a fishing boat to help support his family, was shipwrecked three hundred miles away from his homeland, he was heartbroken to...
Peter the Great
AuthorDiane Stanley
A very short book about Peter the Great - the Tsar who drug Russia (kicking and screaming) into more modern times. This is a children's book, so it is not very detailed, but the artwork is beautiful and there is enough information to whet the appetite about a historical figure whose name I knew, but not much...
Three Young Pilgrims
AuthorCheryl Harness
ISBN0027426432
In these richly detailed pages, you'll meet three of the young Pilgrims who sailed on the Mayflower, Bartholomew, Remember, and Mary Allerton.

When Bartholemew, Remember, and Mary Allerton and their parents first step down from the Mayflower after sixty days at sea, they never dream that...
On the Farm
AuthorDavid Elliott
ISBN0763633224
A NEW YORK TIMES best-selling author and a Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator evoke life on a farm in a simple, lyrical text and boldly expressive images.

From the bull to the barn cat to the wild bunny, the farmyard bustles with life. The rooster crows, the rams clash, the bees buzz, and over...
If You Sailed On The Mayflower
AuthorAnn McGovern
ISBN0590451618
This gets an "amazing" because my kids were on the edge of the couch listening to this. They spent three nights in a row talking to their dad about it at dinner and it still comes up every now and then. Even the 5-yr-old enjoyed it and has been able to talk about it.

This is just a brief overview of the...
A Lion to Guard Us
AuthorClyde Robert Bulla
ISBN0064403335
The inspiring classic that The New Yorker called "an exciting tale [with] top-notch writing," about one girl facing harsh conditions and huge responsibility as she brings her family to the American colonies. 

Featuring a heroine with faith, courage, and a great deal of grit, this...
Can't You Make Them Behave, King George?
AuthorJean Fritz
ISBN0698114027
Soo finished this cute little book on the way home because hey I love all things English kings and royalty AND because this is the King from the cutest song on my beloved Hamilton soundtrack-- I read this little cutey book in about half an hour so I can recommend it to history classes reviewing the Boston...
The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree
AuthorGail Gibbons
ISBN0152712453
This book about nature and the changing seasons focuses on a young boy and a very special apple tree. In Gail Gibbons’s bright illustrations, Arnold collects apple blossoms in spring, builds a tree house in summer, makes apple pie and cider in the fall, and hangs strings of popcorn and berries for the...
Tom
AuthorTomie dePaola
ISBN0698114485
Tom dePaola's classic illustrations accompany his heartwarming story about his relationship with his grandfather as a small boy.

"A delightfully offbeat vignette of boyish mischief reinforcing the bond between generations."--Kirkus Reviews

"DePaola champions the special...
10 Things I Can Do to Help My World
AuthorMelanie Walsh
ISBN0763641448
Even young children are eager to help the environment — and here is a bright, inviting novelty book that offers simple ways to make a difference.

Do you remember to turn off the tap while you brush your teeth? How about using both sides of the paper when writing and drawing? Or planting seeds...
Letting Swift River Go
AuthorJane Yolen
ISBN0316968609
This one caught my eye because I'm a fan of Barbara Cooney's ethereal artwork, but there's a fascinating, though ultimately sad story here - the flooding of a New England valley to create the Quabbin Reservoir.

So it was voted in Boston to drown our towns
that the people of the city might drink.

We...
Into the Unknown: How Great Explorers Found Their Way by Land, Sea, and Air
AuthorStewart Ross
ISBN0763649481
Drystan - I thought it was great. I would give it 5 stars. My favourite story was about the Appollo 11 moon landing. I liked this best because I can't imagine building a straight, big rocket that would reach the moon. I thought that Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin achieved their dream by travelling to the...
This Is the Way We Go to School: A Book About Children Around the World
AuthorEdith Baer
ISBN0590431625
Although I was intrigued with the idea and the chance to learn about some other ways of getting to school I am not sure if this book hit the mark for me. There were some pages that mentioned the cities or places where the children were while others just mentioned how they got to school while the educated reader...
Many Luscious Lollipops: A Book About Adjectives
AuthorRuth Heller
ISBN0698116410
“To further a child’s grasp of the meaning and function of adjectives, this gorgeous picture book provides enrichment and depth of understanding… A visual and auditory feast, designed to make language discovery appealing and rewarding.”
—Publishers Weekly

“An excellent...
Pocahontas
AuthorIngri d'Aulaire
ISBN0964380366
First published in 1946 with the d'Aulaires's beautiful lithographic prints, this tale of the first colony at Jamestown is told from the perspective of the princess daughter of the mighty chief Powhatan. When the Natives judge the white man's magic as evil, John Smith is condemned to death— - only...
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