Pilgrims by Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce

Pilgrims by Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce-120 pages

This is the companion nonfiction book to Thanksgiving on Thursday. I enjoy reading both nonfiction and historical fiction and it's cool that Osborne has written both in association with her Magic Tree House series. An interesting tidbit from the book is that Plymouth Rock is now (at the time of the book) 1/3 its original size and 800,000 people visit each year. The pilgrims may not have stepped foot on the rock, however. It is a fun legend, though. It is cool learning about what the original pilgrims endured, especially the first winter, and how they lived. It is also cool to read about some of the more famous pilgrims, such as William Bradford, Miles Standish (which is a pretty cool name), and Priscilla. I have distant ancestors who came over on the Mayflower, which is pretty cool.