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Cooper, Michael L.

Jamestown, 1607

98 pp. | Holiday | April, 2007 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8234-1948-7 $18.95
(3) 4-6 Cooper bases his history mainly on John Smith's writings. The book's frequent illustrations are reproductions of Smith's own paintings or engravings based on them. Quotations are also carefully attributed in context and in source notes at the end (though the unfortunate repeated typo, "Croatian" for Croatoan, is worth noting). Cooper's straightforward narrative is occasionally enlivened with kid-friendly comparisons. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind.
Reviewer: Kathleen Isaacs

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