Gunderson, Jessica.
Passage to Fortune:
Searching for Seguenay. Capstone
Publishers 2017
48p
$21.99
ISBN 978-1-5157-1866-6 elem Series: Discovering The New World Historical fiction VG
This work of historical fiction is written well but
simply, as readers learn about what life was like both aboard ship and amongst
the natives during one of the earlier European occupations of North America;
this one by Jacques Cartier. Point of view is clearly presented, whether
through the eyes of crewmen aboard ship, dinner parties among French
patricians, native Americans trading with the new peoples on their shores, and
the young people of each. As an accompanying work for a series of nonfiction titles
about Discovering the New World, this is a fictionalization of what is
presented in each of the other books in the set. This book concludes with a
page titled “Making Connections” where there are thoughtful questions for class
discussion, and a glossary.
As a part of the Discovering the New World Series, a
set complete in four titles, this book represents the historical fiction
component that encapsulates information from the three nonfiction titles in the
series in story setting. This type of series is sure to find an audience with
teachers who teach across subject areas in their curriculum, or for teacher
teams doing the same. Recommended
for inclusion in elementary library collections where exploration is a part of
the curriculum and ideal for classroom libraries. Probably best purchased as a
set with the nonfiction titles.
Summary: Passage to Fortune is the story of a
young teen from a titled family in 16th-century
France, who stows away on a ship to the “New World” to find
fame and fortune.
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