| LL1341 | REINHART | KELLY | THE TRUE STORY OF POCAHONTAS (lingua inglese) |
Title: The true Story of Pocahontas
Author: Kelly Reinhart
Genre: Historical Novel
Setting: Pocahontas was born in the year 1595 on the west coast of North America.
Main characters: Chief Powhatan= astute and energetic ruler; Pocahontas= very kind, funny and brave; John Smith= strong-willed and brave.
PLOT: This book is about a 11-year-old Native American Princess, with black hair and black eyes. She lives in a village with her father and brother. Pocahontas manages to save John Smith, an English explorer who arrived in the New World to found a new colony. Pocahontas falls in love with the white man.
MY OPINION: I think this book is cute, easy to read, quite understandable and the story is very interesting and engaging.
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Key words:
| settlement | details | sailing ship | bow | beads |
| longhouse | trinkets | buckskin deer | arrow | feather |
VIOLA, 2023
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Cover image: “Pocahontas Saving the Life of Captain John Smith”, by Paul Cadmus, 1939. Oil, 83″ x 13′ 11 1/2″. Courthouse Annex, Richmond, Virginia (United States). Photo: Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress. Source: GetArchive.net.
