Sarah Morton's Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Girl

by Kate Waters

Book Overview

This bestselling photographic Thanksgiving picture book is now available in paperback At sunup when the cockerel crows, young Sarah Morton's day begins. Come and join her as she goes about her work... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0590426354
• ISBN13: 9780590426350
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.

Customer Reviews

very enjoyable

the pictures were great the whole book was well written

Sarah Morton's Day is a fascinating look into the daily life of a 9 year old in 1627.

Children will be fascinated by the numerous photos that show a young girl dressed in period costume for the Plimoth Plantation at Plymouth, Massachusetts. The year is always 1627 there, with the date todays. Seven years have passed since the first settlers have arrived at the settlement... Sarah Morton was a real child. Actors interpret the characters from the history of that time. It is very interesting.

Great!!

I am a Kindergarten teacher and this is a great book to read to them. It has excellent pictures. The words can be difficult for Kindergarteners to understand, however, with a little preparation, they will grasp the concept of the book. This book shows the daily lives of a Pilgrim girl. Samuel Eaton's Day compliments this book.

I share it with every teacher

We originally bought this book at Plimoth Village. My children love it. Having photos of people in actual period dress makes it so much easier to understand that they were real people and they lived differently from us. I share our copy of the book with my children's teachers every fall and they all love it and beg for our copy. Tonight, I'm buying them their own!

Sarah Morton's Day Beautiful Photos

Live photos. Great story. The notes in the back on history of the Plimoth Plantation and who Sarah Norton really are cool. Sarah Morton was really a girl who lived in a house with dirt floor in 1627. There's even a glossary in the back.

A child in early American life

This book is a photo-journal portrayal of the life of a girl in early America. Based on a real-life child, the recreation (interpretation) in historic setting makes the reader feel as if he or she is right there, living the life.It provides a great day-in-the-life picture. I borrowed this book from the library because it is part of the "core curriculum" recommended by E.D. Hirsch. My 6 year old daughter now has a very concrete basis for comparing her own life to what it might have been at another time. It's inspiring and fun. And a great teaching tool (as mentioned in the previous review.)

My kids never tire of it

My kids (4 and 6) love this book, and want it read to them again and again. It follows a day in the life of young Sarah Morton, a historical character who was a child in early Plymouth Colony. It shows how the people lived then and how their world view differed from ours, yet it entertains at the same time. It can serve as a springboard for discussions on many different topics -- history, responsibility, religion, family, grief, hard work, and no doubt others.