Province of Massachusetts Bay
Books at Mission Elementary Library
The Colony of Massachusetts
Summary: Introduction to Massachusetts, the colony most associated with the earliest sparks of the American Revolution, including the Pilgrims' landing, early settlements that grew into famous cities, and important figures in state history.
Call Number: 974.4 Ave
Citation: Avett, Harper. The Colony of Massachusetts. PowerKids Press, 2016.
You wouldn't want to sail on the Mayflower! : a trip that took entirely too long
Summary: Introduction to Massachusetts, the colony most associated with the earliest sparks of the American Revolution, including the Pilgrims' landing, early settlements that grew into famous cities, and important figures in state history.
Call Number: 974.4 Ave
Citation: Cook, Peter. You Wouldn't Want to Sail on the Mayflower! : A Trip That Took Entirely Too Long. Franklin Watts, 2005.
Historic Boston
Summary: Describes some of the historic places where Boston's patriots lived, worked, battled, and argued against British rule.
Call Number: 974.4 COO
Citation: Cooper, Jason. Historic Boston. Rourke Corp., 1999.
The Massachusetts Colony
Summary: Presents the colony's history and information about the daily lives of its people.
Call Number: 974.4 Cun
Citation: Cunningham, Kevin. The Massachusetts Colony. Children's Press, 2012.
The Witchcraft of Salem Village.
Summary: Describes the social and religious conditions surrounding the Salem witch hunts, the extensive trials and executions, and the aftermath of the hysteria.
Call Number: 974.4 Jac
Citation: Jackson, Shirley. The Witchcraft of Salem Village. Random House, 1987.
Witch Hunt : It Happened in Salem Village
Summary: An account of the madness that overtook Salem Village, Massachusetts, when several young girls accused a number of adults in the community of being witches
Call Number: 974.4 Kre
Citation: Krensky, Stephen. Witch Hunt : It Happened in Salem Village. Random House, 1989.
Pilgrims: A Nonfiction Companion to Thanksgiving on Thursday
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Call Number: 974.4 OSB
Citation: Osborne, Mary P., Natalie P. Boyce, and Sal Murdocca. Pilgrims: A Nonfiction Companion to Thanksgiving on Thursday. Random House, 2005.
Pilgrim Voices : Our First Year in the New World
Summary: The Pilgrims' own journals tell of the relationship forged with the Native Americans, the lives lost to disease and hardship, and the joy of the first Thanksgiving.
Call Number: 974.4 Pil
Citation: Roop, Connie, and Peter Roop. Pilgrim Voices : Our First Year in the New World. Walker and Co., 1997.
The Plymouth Colony
Summary: Describes the reasons that the Pilgrims traveled to the New World, their voyage on the Mayflower, the hardships of their first winter in the Plymouth settlement, and the harvest celebration remembered as the first Thanksgiving.
Call Number: 974.4 SAN
Citation: Santella, Andrew. The Plymouth Colony. Compass Point Books, 2000.
The Pilgrims of Plymoth
Summary: Chronicles, in text and illustrations, the day-to-day life of the early Pilgrims in the Plimouth Colony.
Call Number: 974.4 Sew
Citation: Sewall, Marcia. The pilgrims of Plymoth. Atheneum, 1986.
Thunder from the Clear Sky
Summary: Tells the story of the meetings between the Pilgrims and the Native Americans who lived in the Massachusetts Bay area from both points of view. Each recounts good intentions, misunderstandings, betrayal, and finally war.
Call Number: 973.2 Sew
Citation: Sewall, Marcia. Thunder from the Clear Sky. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 1995.
Samuel Eaton's Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Boy
Summary: Text and photographs follow a six-year-old Pilgrim boy through a busy day during the spring harvest in 1627: doing chores, getting to know his Wampanoag Indian neighbors, and spending time with his family.
Call Number: 974.4 WAT
Citation: Waters, Kate. Samuel Eaton's Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Boy. Scholastic Inc., 1993.
Sarah Morton's Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Girl
Summary: A typical day of a pilgrim girl on Plimouth Plantation in which she milks the goats, cooks and serves meals, and adjusts to her new stepfather.
Call Number: 974.4 WAT
Citation: Waters, Kate. Sarah Morton's Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Girl. Scholastic, 1989.
Tapenum's Day: A Wampanoag Indian Boy in Pilgrim Times
Summary: Recreates a day in the life of a Wampanoag Indian boy during pilgrim times. Tapenum is disappointed when he isn't chosen to become a warrior counselor but he has a plan so that he won't be disappointed again next year.
Call Number: 974.4 WAT
Citation: Waters, Kate. Tapenum's Day: A Wampanoag Indian Boy in Pilgrim Times. Scholastic Inc., 1996.
The Colony of Massachusetts
Summary: An introduction to the early days of the Massachusetts Colony, from the difficulties faced by the Pilgrims to the role of Massachusetts in the American Revolution.
Call Number: 974.4 WHI
Citation: Whitehurst, Susan. The Colony of Massachusetts. PowerKids Press, 2000.
Don't Know Much About the Pilgrims
Summary: Presents information about who the pilgrims were, how and why they came to America, and what happened in New Plymouth.
Call Number: 974.48 DAV
Citation: Davis, Kenneth C. Don't Know Much About the Pilgrims. HarperCollins, 2002.