Who's Saying What in Jamestown, Thomas Savage?

by Jean Fritz

Book Overview

Thomas Savage was just thirteen when he sailed to the New World and was sent to live with Powhatan to learn the Algonquian language and be an interpreter between the Indians and the colonists. Pocahantas was a friendly teacher, and soon he was relaying messages. But as the tensions grew between the groups, Thomas?s job became difficult no matter how hard he tried not to take sides. Throughout the violent history of Jamestown, Thomas?s position provided...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399246444
• ISBN13: 9780399246449
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
• Length: 59 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.9" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 7 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 2 and higher