This non-fiction book describes the long and arduous journey of the Mayflower. The beautiful, painted illustrations make this an engaging read for young students. Timeline, Resources.

This book is about the journey for the Puritans seeking religious freedom in the New World aboard the Mayflower. I love the different illustrations throughout the book, despite some bad things happening during the voyage. One thing that I learned in this book is that there were two dogs aboard the Mayflower. I would not use this book to specifically teach about the Mayflower, but I think it would be a great addition to read during a thematic Pilgrim unit. ( )

Telling the story of the Mayflower with details that are not always shared, Greenwood did a good job by writing this book. Learning about the Mayflower can seem interesting when reading it through the eyes of a child. Although this book did give details about the Mayflower, it also showed what the children did during their time on the ship. Children learn through other children. Reading this book would be beneficial for my students to learn about the story and what happened because of the Mayflower. ( )

The illustrations made this book for me. ( )

Okay introduction to the subject for younger children. ( )