Pocahontas & the Strangers was a hit with my 5th grade class! What a joy to hear the kids say, "Can we keep reading?"! Bulla has done his homework. He portrays the Algonquin Indians with historical accuracy. This book allows the readers to get to know historical figures in a realistic way. When it came time to read about Pocahontas in our Social Studies book, the kids said, "Hey! We know her!" Easy reading + fun and factual + makes readers want to know more about historcal figures...all this = adds up to an excellent book and teaching tool. Thanks Bulla!

I really got my money's worth with this book ! I homeschool my children and we were learning about POCAHONTAS. While my husband was raccoon hunting one night, I decided to read the first chapter of " POCAHONTAS AND THE STRANGERS" aloud to my children. WOW !!! My children begged me to "READ ANOTHER CHAPTER". We finished this book before Daddy got home. If you are HUNTING for a good book about POCAHONTAS, this is it ! Very SAFE FOR FAMILY book. Way to go Mr. Bulla. Thank you.

This item is truly excellent and worth the money for its quality and entertainment value.

It really is a well constructed and designed play set based on Disney's "Pocahontas." The book opens up into 4 quadrants and you tie the front and back covers face to face with the attached ribbon. Each of the quadrants has props that pop up and represent four different scenes from the movie. The set comes with an audiocassette with actual voices and effects from the film in stereo. Included are fully painted characters of Pocahontas and John Smith that you can reenact different scenes in accompaniment to the sound.

This set is very similar to the one issued for Disney's "Beauty and the Beast." My daughter and I both loved this. We still play the audiocassette to relive "Pocahontas" in the car.

I always wondered if I'm a descendant of Pocahontas since I saw this book.

Being a descendant of the Wicocomico Indian Tribe, a chiefdom of the Powhatan Empire and a 7th great grandson of King William Taptico of the above tribe; Ms Rountree's book took me on a trip back into time and verified much of my previous research into my Native American Heritage.

This was a well written book on a subject that has been neglected for years. It discusses the terrible clash between Colonial America and the Powhatan Empire; a period that set the tone for the treatment of Native Americans in America for years to come and continues today. Considering the poor records that Colonial America maintained, Ms Rountree did an exceptional job in uncovering long lost information and at last brought to light the treatment the Powhatans received at the hands of Colonial America. The period of 1607 thru 1775 was the Powhatans "Wounded Knee". Ms Rountree did an excellent job in bringing to light much of the injustices done to the Powhatans.

For the Powhatan Empire researcher,this is a book that should be on your shelf.

The author carefully examines all the evidence of the life of Pocahontas - through anthopological, psychological, sociological analysis as well as the historical record. Of course much of what is commonly known is taken from the extensive and self-serving journals of John Smith, which the author takes with an appropriate grain of salt.

This is an excellent antidote to the Disney version and a must-read for students of pre-colonial U.S. history.

This book provide a fantastic glimpse of what life was really like in Jamestown in the very early days, as well as what sort of political milieu was present in tidewater Virginia at the time of settlers' arrival.

While I appreciate Horn Book's representative taking the time to "review" my book, I am a bit taken aback by its aggressive and almost hostile tone. In light of this "literary reprimand", I thought you, the potential purchaser, deserved to know that a Virginia Historian who specializes in the story and history of Pocahontas reviewed this book as well. I am happy to relate to you that his review on it was overall favorable. I specifically asked him about some of my assertions regarding John Rolfe and Pocahontas' sharing of the Bible and her personal freedom in converting to a faith in Jesus Christ and he assured me it was well within the realm of possibilities based on the surviving data and historical records of this time.

I mean no ill will towards the Horn Book Reviewer but, like many, I prefer to form my own opinion of a book or movie or play. On a personal note, I do question why this Reviewer felt it important to seek out this individual site and post this most unflattering review of it. The Reviewer's further assertion that this book is unacceptable to "even to the devout audience" is shamelessly arrogant and hopelessly petty. I suspect this Reviewer allowed himself (or herself) to put more confidence in her (or his) personal reading taste than is merited. To date, over 30,000 copies of this book have been purchased. While this will certainly not qualify it for the "New York Times Bestseller's List", it clearly illustrates a definite and marked contrast to this Reviewer's unkind and unprofessional assertion that is somehow, "unacceptable" -- even to the "devout". Perhaps this Reviewer is using his/her platform as a "Reviewer" to implement his/her own brand of censorship.

If you're looking for a book that casually explores - based on the historical record - what may have been going on in Pocahontas' heart and mind to have prompted her to convert to Christianity, I know you'll enjoy this book. I was largely motivated to wr! ite it when I learned how far Disney has strayed, neglected and falsified the story of Pocahontas. I have two children of my own and was eager to share the compelling power of the love of Jesus as illustrated through the story of this fascinating, courageous and independent young girl. It is not -- and was never intended to be -- the "end-all" on the story of Pocahontas. It simply adds to the data on this heroic child.

I love flipping through this book once in a while just to be in awe of Disney animators all over again, but I agree w/ some of the other reviewers who say that there isn't enough about the actual people behind this artwork. I'd like to find out more about how the artists & voices influenced different aspects of the story, reacted to deadlines, etc. too--but the art almost makes up for it. The book also provides some more insight into the personalities of the characters in "Pocahontas," which I found enlightening. Overall, it's a beautiful accompaniment to the movie, and very inspiring as well--makes me want to learn how to draw a little better.

The only thing holding this book together is the easy way it flows. In the tradition of other Disney "Making of..." books, it follows the format of each animation process from concept to script to storyboard to animation. Its interesting, but at times bogs down some nice visuals. Not all the visuals are great, though. The pre-production art seems weak and cliche like the drawings of pilgrims and Indians you remember as a kid. Only in the animation chapters does it pick up, particularly the work of Glen Keane. As chief animator of the title character, his storyboards and animation seem the most inspired and studied. Other character designs seem less bold against Disney's first eco-feminist heroine who paved the way for post-feminist heroines like Esmeralda from Hunchback and Meg from Hercules. The book not unnique in its execution or format, but its worth taking a look at to compare with other films and books and to see the evolution of the thought process of great Disney animators like Keane and Ruben Aquino. And of course it has its share of Disney we-are-doing-this-and-no-one-else-can attitude.

The art of Pocahontas is, to my mind, one of the most beautiful books about animation art. Its composition following the making of the film step by step helps the reader to understand how a huge production such as Pocahontas is made and all the production aeras are represented. The pictures taken from the film and the artist's sketches shown in it are so great they could make anyone that did not like the design of Pocahontas ( and god knows they are a lot in France ) loves it. The only thing that could be improved is about photos of the artists in their work environment, there should be more.

I feel that this is a really good book to get you started on studying the life of Pocahontas. This book is very short and is not very detailed. However it does give a brief history of Pocahontas' life. I enjoyed this book and I think it would be a good start if you are wanting to learn more about Pocahontas.

Pocahontas

By Kathleen Thompson And Deborah L Chabrain

I like this book because you have to find out something in the story and the illustrator draws great pictures. Pocahontas became famous and the English called her Lady Rebecca Rolfe.

I like this book because Pocahontas tells her thoughts and other things that are going on.

It is about the Princess Rebecca Pocahontas, Princess Of Peace. It is based on real facts and is very aventurus. About 6 years goes by in this book and all that time she has many aventures. I do not really like history but i like Pocahontas and her story almost sonds like made up story but really happend.