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Surviving Jamestown

The Adventures of Young Sam Collier

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A stirring story of survival set against the backdrop of the founding of Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in the New World.
In 1607, a year after the Virginia Company was granted a charter to establish a settlement in North America, 104 men set sail on a voyage to a new land. Among the brave adventurers who make the journey is a young boy named Samuel Collier, the page of Captain John Smith. Disease, famine, and continuing attacks by neighboring Algonquin Native Americans take a tremendous toll on the settlers. Samuel is one of the few to survive the harsh realities of the New World during the first few years of Jamestown.
Based on the author's careful research of the era, this fictional account portrays the struggles and successes of our country's earliest settlers. Young readers will enjoy this story of courage and survival while learning about this important period in the history of the United States.
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    • The Horn Book

      July 1, 2001
      Apprenticed to John Smith, Samuel Collier joins in the quest to settle Jamestown and endures storms at sea, skirmishes with Indians, sickness, and other calamities. While the premise is interesting, the fictionalized biography lacks tension, the characters are underdeveloped, and the black-and-white illustrations are somewhat stiff. An author's note provides background information.

      (Copyright 2001 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:5.7
  • Lexile® Measure:820
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:4

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