In the 1600s the Farman family Thomas, Mary, and Ralph traveled to the village of Ipswich. The names of the characters in this book were by accident names of real pilgrims who came from England. There is no real point of view in this story, it is more of a book of poetry. It describes the journey, the issues they dealt with and what it was like coming to America to settle. It was well written, rhyming poetry picture book. ( )

It's very interesting the way this book it written. Not every four line verse has an ABCB rhyme but quite a few do and that's incredible. It tells a story while keeping a certain rhythm. The illustrations have to tell a lot about this books and I believe they capture what they intended to. It tells the story in more ways than the words. And you have to when so little words are written. It was a little difficult to keep up with the plot because I was reading it like a poem and I read stories and poetry slightly different. ( )

A book written in poetry about a family sailing to the colonies from London. The illustrations perfectly correlate with the rhythm and rhyme in each poem. It will help kids visualize the hardships that families traveling overseas had to endure. This would be a perfect book to read about Thanksgiving time. ( )

This book is about a family who decides that leaving England is best for them due to crimes min the city. When they leaving, they are met with various problems on the sea such as rats on the ship, hurricanes,their hunger. Eventually they make it to their new destination, America, for a new life. After reflecting on their life they see that despite all the trouble they made the right choice. ( )

They story start with a family in London. We see the scattered streets and the crime that is all around them. The family decides to pack up all their belong in search of a new safe place to live. They family travel by boat and we see all the hardships they face. They have a lack of food and parasites surrounded them. During their travel the weather conditions get harsh and they have to travel though a hurricane. The boat finally reaches it's destination in America and the family is greeted by the pilgrims and Indians. The family is welcomed and builds their cabin where they now feel safe and are not surrounded by the crowed street that were filled with crime in London. ( )