Do you think pilgrims when you think of Plymouth, Massachusetts? I learned that they most likely did not land on Plymouth Rock! I found all of these books about Pilgrims at my library and I hope you can, too!
Most histories do not mention why the modern-day Thanksgiving celebration is offensive to Native Americans. The last book on the list does good job presenting this side of the story.
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Books about Pilgrims, Living History with Photographs
Mayflower 1620: A New Look at a Pilgrim Voyage
Kate Waters wrote the following books. Russ Kendall photographed the staff and volunteers at Plimoth Plantation A few of them are available to read online at archive.org
- Tapenum’s Day: A Wampanoag Indian Boy in Pilgrim Times
- On the Mayflower: Voyage of the Ships Apprentice & A Passenger Girl
- Samuel Eaton’s Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Boy
- Sarah Morton’s Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Girl
- Giving Thanks: The 1621 Harvest Feast
Reference-type Books:
- Native Nations of the Northeast. This one has chapters on the Abenaki, Haudenosaunee, Lenape, Narragansett, Ojibwe, Pequot, Powhatan, and Wampanoag tribes.
- If You Sailed on the Mayflower in 1620
Chapter Books about Pilgrims
My older kids read these chapter books and really enjoyed them. They’re great for late elementary and middle school age ranges. I read parts of “The Mayflower” to the younger kids.
- The Adventurous Life of Myles Standish and the Amazing-But-True Survival Story of Plymouth Colony
- Who’s that Stepping on Plymouth Rock?
- archive.org
- A humorous take on the history of Plymouth Rock and its elevation to historical status.
- The Mayflower
- This is part of the History Smashers series, an attempt to uncover the whole truth, debunk false assumptions, and present both sides of history.