Older Daniel Boone is having his portrait painted when the artist asks where his coonskin cap is. Boone tells the artist that he has not worn the hat since he was a boy. He then proceeds to tell his early boyhood tales of frontier life, befriending Little Beaver of the Delaware Brave, becoming face-to-face with a bear, and taking cover in a tree with a family of raccoons. Boone appreciates the raccoon's hospitality so much that he vows never to wear his coonskin cap again.
Until reading this book, I had no idea of the story behind Daniel Boone's coonskin cap. The tale was interesting and full of adventure. The illustrations paired nicely with all of the action taking place in the book. I feel like I received a small history lesson while being entertained the entire time. ( )

This story goes through a boy who befriends an Indian boy and they both have to go against their parents' wishes in order to be able to see each other. I think this book focuses on the differences that the Indian people faced when settlers found their land. I think the book does a great job of introducing both cultures and doesn't focus too heavily on the seriousness behind the underlined meaning. ( )

Daniel Boone is an American hero who was a backwoods man of the new frontier in the middle 1800s. He and Davy Crockett are not the same person, but are similar individuals who were very good friends for most of their lives. This is the story of Daniel Boone as a child and the three days he spent in the woods when he got lost exploring the land around his family home. This is not a true story but a historical fiction. The story is very nice and tells the tale of why he never wore a coonskin cap, which was a very popular type of hat to wear for that area and that time period. Overall, I definitely recommend this book if a teacher was going to be starting a new section in history, he is always a fun person to research. ( )