Roanoke, The Lost Colony is a mystery book that presents the facts known about the disappearance of the colonists at Roanoke in North Carolina. The watercolor illustrations depict the colony and its settlers in vivid detail and add drama to the sometimes choppy text ("White was wounded twice in hand-to-hand combat. It is written from the perspective of a child who is interested in solving mysteries, so on top of explaining the circumstances there are boxes that pop-up to give definitions of words and also notes that were 'written' by the child to give a little more background of particular events or that explain certain particulars. After bringing many men, women, and children to the new land, White went back to England to gather supplies for the long winter. The unique format of this book consists of three distinct text boxes on each two-page spread: a chronological description of the history, background information pertaining to that history, and vocabulary words.

I pictured tis book being used to read about predictions.

When he returns to the colony, everyone has disappeared.

TERMS OF USE An intriguing read that will surely lead to fascinating discussions and varied opinions. I read only the story part of the book and ignored the additional information and most of the definitions that were provided. A good and balanced look at a historical mystery. Read carefully and check your clues.

The framing of the daughter investigating to be like her dad, and the cop-out ending of< "I know what I think, but I'm not going to tell you" bugged me, though. LOVED it!

It invites you to become a detective to study the clues and develop your own theories about what happened to those missing colonists. When I saw Jane Yolen’s name on this picture book, I knew I had to have it.
I recommend getting your hands on the entire series. There is no real ending because no one really knows what happened to the colony.

It's really well done and will make readers into historical detectives.

It had a lot of good detail, but it left room for imagination. You might be the first to solve a puzzle that has baffled people for years.In 1587 John White was chosen by Sir Walter Raleigh to lead a new colony at Roanoke off the Atlantic coast. Her accolades include the Caldecott Medal, two Nebula Awards, the World Fantasy Award, three Mythopoeic Awards, the Kerlan Award, two Christopher Awards, and six honorary doctorate degrees from colleges and universities in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. PRIVACY POLICY After bringing many men, women, and children to the new land, White went back to England to gather supplies for the long winter.

For him, it is not Jamestown or Plymouth or Cape Cod, but Roanoke is always his guess for when he’s otherwise forgotten. When I was twelve my memorable eighth grade history teacher (Miss Sobolewski) told our class about the birth of Virginia Dare, believed to be the first English child born in what is now the US (she probably said first white child).

The only signs of life left were the letters In this non-fiction picture book, a young girl tries to solve one of the great mysteries from history-- the lost colony of Roanoke. July 1st 2003 When I saw Jane Yolen’s name on this picture book, I knew I had to have it.

Dare's parents were part of the Roanoke colony that landed on an island off what is now North Carolina in 1587. But when he finally returned to the fort almost three years later, he found that all of the colonists had vanished. The Unsolved Mystery from History series is written by acclaimed author Jane Yolen and former private investigator Heidi Elisabet Yolen Stemple. Please sign in or register to continue checkout.

It's the kind of book that is bound to spur further interest and intrigue among students.

This is a probably one of the most enlightening stories about Roanoke I've ever encountered, and I've been to Roanoke itself. By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 4–5 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

After bringing many men, women, and children to the new land, White went back to England to gather supplies for the long winter. In 1587 John White was chosen by Sir Walter Raleigh to lead a new colony at Roanoke off the Atlantic coast.

It is simple enough and does a good job of explaining the situation in a simplified historical manner.
Books | Individual Titles | Paperback Book The conceit behind it is a notebook by a girl who wants to be a detective.

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She presents the facts and then the theories, finally asks the reader (or in my case the listener), what she thinks. But when he finally returned to the fort almost three years later, he found that all of the colonists had vanished. The mystery continues. These would be more helpful for an older child, but I chose to have my children ask me when they had any questions about what we were reading.

It offers students a chance to use what they know and make educational guesses.Jane Yolen is a novelist, poet, fantasist, journalist, songwriter, storyteller, folklorist, and children’s book author who has written more than three hundred books. Because nothing has been proved, I don't at all mind that the end is left on a questioning note: what do you think happened?No one knows what happened to the European colonists that settled in Roanoke on the Atlantic coast in 1587. Enjoyable for an adult but written for children.

In this historical fiction picture book by Jane Yolen and Heidi Elisabet Yolen Stemple it explains all the settlements, what we think happened to the last Roanoke colony and all the important people involved. While nothing new beyond the same previously revealed facts are given here, the presentation of the material makes for this book to be rather enjoyable.One of the first books concerning history I ever read back in middle school.

The story is definitelSummary: This story informs readers of the foundation of the Roanoke colony, and the last known events of the colony before it was abandoned. Did the friendly Croatoan natives retaliate after they were wrongfully attacked?

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