Thursday, March 20, 2014

Roanoke: The Mystery of the Lost Colony

Roanoke: The Mystery of the Lost Colony
Written by Lee Miller
Book design by Nancy Sabato
Published by Scholastic Inc.
Copyright 2007
112 pages
Nonfiction
         

Roanoke: The Mystery of the Lost Colony is about a colony formed in North America that disappeared.  The book is written in narrative form. It focuses on different members of the Roanoke colony. What will happen to them?
It seems like Nancy Sabato used the computer to design this book. The warm colors used on the front cover give the book an inviting feel. The use of drawings and actual photographs help make the book more interesting. The pictures are spread out throughout the book, which helps break up the text.
This book could be used in a fifth or sixth grade classroom. This book could be used for a social studies lesson. Students could compare and contrast Roanoke to other early colonies. This book could be used for a writing lesson. Students could compare life in Roanoke to life in their hometowns. This book could be used for another social studies lesson. Students could make a timeline of events that happened in Roanoke. This book has not won any awards.


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