Captain John Smith's Big and Beautiful Bay

by Rebecca C. Jones and Linda Shute

Book Overview

When Captain John Smith and his crew set out from Jamestown to explore a body of water known as the Chesapeake in 1608, they didn't know what to expect. Would their small, crowded boat sink? Would someone attack them? Would they die in a terrible storm? Or would they find another ocean and discover the gold that would make them rich? Based on Captain Smith's diaries, this true story describes how the men fought hurricane-force winds, searched for...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764338692
• ISBN13: 9780764338694
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Schiffer Kids
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 11.2"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7