The Pilgrims of Plimoth

Brief Description: Chronicles, in text and illustrations, the day-to-day life of the early Pilgrims in the Plimouth Colony. Biographical Note: Marcia Sewall has lived in New England all of her life, presently in Boston, and feels a deep attachment to the region. She is a graduate of Brown University in Rhode Island and has also studied at various art schools in the area. Ms. Sewall's children's books have been among the "New York Times" best illustrated and ALA Notables and have been selected for exhibition by the American Institute of Graphic Arts and Bratislava International Biennale. She has taught art to students of all ages and at the present time she is teaching a course in children's book illustration. Publisher Marketing: "Aye, Governor Bradford calls us pilgrims. We are English and England was our home... But our lives were ruled by King James, and for many years it seemed as though our very hearts were in prison in England..." "September, 1620, our lives changed. We were seventy menfolk and womenfolk, thirty-two good children, a handful of cocks and hens, and two dogs, gathered together on a dock in Plymouth, England, ready to set sail for America in a small ship called the Mayflower..." In a text that mirrors their language and thoughts, Marcia Sewall has masterfully recreated the coming of the pilgrims to the New World, and the daily flow of their days during the first years in the colony they called Plimoth. And in stunning, light-filled paintings, she brings to brilliant life that important era in American history. Review Citations:

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/1991 pg. 433 (EAN 9780689312502, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 96 01/01/1996 pg. 492 (EAN 9780689312502, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2001 pg. 409 (EAN 9780689312502, Hardcover)

Publishers Weekly 08/22/1986 (EAN 9780689312502, Hardcover)

School Library Journal 11/01/1986 (EAN 9780689312502, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 603 (EAN 9780689312502, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 903 (EAN 9780689312502, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2001 pg. 409 (EAN 9780689808616, Paperback)

Publishers Weekly 10/07/1996 (EAN 9780689808616, Paperback)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 603 (EAN 9780689808616, Paperback)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 903 (EAN 9780689808616, Paperback)

Contributor Bio:  Sewall, Marcia Marcia Sewall, the author and illustrator of many award-winning picture books, is a lifelong resident of New England.