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Sewall, Marcia
2 Reviews
(2)
4-6
In this reenactment, narrated by a fictional character, of the founding of an early American settlement, Captain John Smith emerges as a strong leader who taught himself the language of the native Americans living in the area and managed to keep the colony from disintegration for a year. Sewall's art appeals to the intellect, not to raw emotion, yet is moving and evocative--like the text. Bib., glos.
Reviewer: Mary M. Burns
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2001
(2)
K-3
There's a grand sense of ancient mysteries in this old English tale of folk beliefs and a family's run of bad luck. A difficult autumn followed by a hard winter saps a little girl's strength until her parents fear for her life. Finally, with spring, the child's strength is restored. Sewall's beautifully cadenced telling is accompanied by unassuming illustrations that suggest the harmony between those who till the soil and the rhythm of the seasons.
Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
March, 1999
2 reviews
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