The Boy Who Fell Off the Mayflower, or John Howland's Good Fortune

In the first book he has both written and illustrated, master artist P.J. Lynch brings a Mayflower voyager's story to vivid life.

At a young age, John Howland learned what it meant to take advantage of an opportunity. Leaving the docks of London on the Mayflower as an indentured servant to Pilgrim John Carver, John Howland little knew that he was embarking on the adventure of a lifetime. By his great good fortune, John survived falling overboard on the crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, and he earned his keep ashore by helping to scout a safe harbor and landing site for his bedraggled and ill shipmates. Would his luck continue to hold amid the dangers and adversity of the Pilgrims' lives in New England? John Howland's tale is masterfully told in his own voice, bringing an immediacy and young perspective to the oft-told Pilgrims' story. P.J. Lynch captures this pivotal moment in American history in precise and exquisite detail, from the light on the froth of a breaking wave to the questioning voice of a teen in a new world.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 09/22/2015
ISBN: 9780763665845
Pages: 64
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 10.10h x 11.20w x 0.80d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 06/15/2015
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2015
Booklist 09/01/2015 pg. 93
School Library Journal 11/01/2015 pg. 132
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/02/2015 pg. 44
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2015

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 177170 / Boy Who Fell Off the Mayflower or John Howland's Good Fortune
Reading Level: 5.5 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 1