Description: CONDITION: NEW 2004 Penguin Young Readers Group/Putnam's hardcover (pictorial boards) but NO DJ - I don't believe one was issued, first edition, first printing. Color illustrations by Hudson Talbott. The title page is great - 2 pages which also details each voyage to the New World. CONTENT: This fluidly written account describes the colony founded under the aegis of Sir Walter Raleigh in 1585. The opening section, "Looking," discusses the first attempt at settling the island and highlights the English policy regarding the Native population: "Never turn the other cheek" and "smite [hostile Indians] hip and thigh." When harsh conditions caused the men to return to England in 1586, 15 individuals were left behind to hold the colony. "Settling" describes how the second expedition arrived in 1587 and found the men gone, perhaps victims of the "hip and thigh" policy. The travails of these settlers began on landing and continued unabated until Governor John White agreed to sail to England to get help. "Lost" details White's frustrated attempts to get back to Virginia, and what he found when he finally returned two years later. In the final chapter, Fritz explores various theories about Roanoke's fate. She discusses the 1937 hoax involving stones with counterfeited inscriptions as well as current archaeological and historical exploration. Talbott's softly colored watercolor illustrations, ranging from cameo insets to two-page paintings, are at once detailed and impressionistic. Clever touches of humor abound. This book is superior to existing works such as Dan Mabry Lacy's The Lost Colony. Fritz has scored again, making history breathe while showing both historians and archaeologists at their reconstructive best. The creators of Leonardo's Horse, an American Library Association Notable Book, again combine their masterful talents to illuminate a tragic piece of history that still fascinates Americans today. Grades 4 - 6+. [Even adults will learn something from this book.] Shipping via USPS media mail within 2 days of order. All books clean. Questions welcome & answered.
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Book Title: Lost Colony of Roanoke
Book Series: Historical
Item Length: 10.3 in
Original Language: English
Vintage: No
Personalize: No
Format: Hardcover
Publication Date: 2004-05-24
Language: English
Item Height: 0.5 in
Personalized: No
Features: Color Illustrations, No DJ issued, Archaeology, English Settlement of America
Topic: History / Exploration & Discovery, History / United States / Colonial & Revolutionary Periods, People & Places / United States / General, Children's American History, Young Adult American History, Virginia State History, Children's Historical Mystery
Item Width: 8.3 in
Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Intended Audience: Ages 9-12, Young Adults
Inscribed: No
Edition: First Edition
California Prop 65 Warning: NONE
Pages: 64
Publication Year: 2004
Type: Picture Book
Literary Movement: Teen/Young Adult History
Illustrator: Talbott, Hudson
Era: 1500s
Author: Jean Fritz
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Weight: 16.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 64 Pages
