Reviews

• Five Stars

  excellent

• Great true story to make history come alive for 4th to 6th graders!

  3 Generations of girls in my family have read this book! It is well researched and is a true story about Mary Jemison. If you are looking for history to share with your children, this is a great book! Lois Lenski was a teacher and took different journeys each summer to research and write about different cultural backgrounds in the US at that time. Great stories about our US history.

• nicht zu empfehlen

  Ich habe das Buch auf Grund der sehr guten Bewertungen bestellt und erwartete eine Art Tatsachenbericht der damals entführten Frau. Diese Erwartung wurde schwer enttäuscht, das Buch ist absolut oberflächlich im Stil eines Kinderbuches geschrieben und wer die Geschichte von Blauvogel kennt, weiß in etwa was ihn erwartet. Auch die hochgelobten Illustrationen und die angeblich so aufwendigen Recherchen zu Werkzeugen u.s.w. erwiesen sich als absolut unbefriedigend. Wer etwas über das Indianerleben lernen möchte ist hier völlig falsch.

• excellent middle school must read!

  Excellent Middle School Read – Engaging and Educational Indian Captive is a required middle school read, and I can see why. The story is captivating, well-written, and gives young readers both historical insight and an engaging narrative they can connect with. It’s one of those books that not only meets curriculum requirements but also keeps students genuinely interested. Delivery was fast and easy, and the book arrived in perfect condition. Highly recommend for classrooms, homeschooling, or any middle schooler’s reading list.

• A 6th Grade Book Review

  Indian Captive Book Review By: Lilia, 6th grade In the book Indian Captive by Lois Lenski a young girl named Molly is captured by the Seneca Nation Native Americans and is taken to live with them. There she learns how to be tough and grow up in a different culture. After Molly is taken she struggles not to forget her family by repeating their names and talking to herself in English. While living with the Senecas Molly starts to notice how much she is starting to look and act like them. Molly starts going back and forth between wanting to like the Senecas and at the same time turning away their way of life. Molly’s biggest struggle is between adapting to the Seneca culture or holding on and never forgetting her own. The book Indian Captive takes place during the French and Indian War around 1754, When Molly was captured. In this war the Senecas were on the French side and they were fighting against the British. Molly was captured to replace a young boy who was killed by the British. She was just one of the many children captured by the Senecas as retribution for the killing of a member of their tribe. Molly never really had a side because she was with the Senecas who now cared and loved her but she still wanted to go back to her white American family. In the end, Molly learned her family died and is faced with possibly one of the hardest decisions in her life. Should she stay with the Senecas that have raised her? Or go back to the culture she was raised in? Throughout the book, she wants to adapt to the culture of the Senecas but also doesn't want to forget her own culture. This is the struggle molly continues to have. The choice Molly makes really reflects on her internal struggle. Think this book was great because it is always moving. I found it hard to get bored while reading this because I was always wondering what would happen next. Another reason I liked this book is that even though this book is partially fictional it takes an actual history of the French and Indian war into play. If you are looking for a book that is fun, intriguing, and historical I would definitely recommend this book to you.

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