| Almost Home: A Story Based on the Life of the Mayflower's Mary Chilton Contributor(s): Lawton, Wendy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0802436374 ISBN-13: 9780802436375 Publisher: Moody Publishers OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2003 Annotation: Mary Chilton was a young girl when she left her home in Holland and traveled to America onboard the Mayflower with her parents. Lawton has taken the facts of the Pilgrims' journey to the New World and filled in personal details to create a genuine and heartwarming story. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Religious - Christian - General - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2002012763 |
| Series: Daughters of the Faith |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 5.3" W x 7.64" (0.34 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Evangelical - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 82562 Reading Level: 5.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Daughters of the Faith: ordinary girls who did extraordinary things for God. Almost Home is the story of the pilgrims' journey to America and of God's providence and provision. Several of the characters in the story--Mary Chilton, Constance Hopkins, and Elizabeth Tilley--were actual passengers on the Mayflower. Mary Chilton was a young girl when she left her home in Holland and traveled to America onboard the Mayflower with her parents. The journey was filled with trials, joys, and some surprises, but when she reached the New World, she experienced a new life, new freedom, and new home. Wendy Lawton has taken the facts of the pilgrims' journey to the New World, and from this information filled in personal details to create a genuine and heart-warming story. |