- Hardcover: 40 pages
- Publisher: Viking Children's Books (Aug 25 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0670061689
- ISBN-13: 978-0670061686
- Product Dimensions: 28.2 x 23.7 x 1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 454 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,607,801 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Product Description
Everybody knows about the Pilgrims—pious, sober voyagers who sought new lives in the New World. But two very bad Pilgrims have been largely forgotten by history, and they're ready to tell their story! Real-life boys Francis and Johnny Billington nearly blew up the Mayflower, got kidnapped by Indians, and wreaked havoc wherever they went.
Award-winning author Kathryn Lasky and illustrator John Manders reveal the lives of America's first troublemakers—as well as tons of fascinating Pilgrim facts—with kid-friendly humor and energetic comic book–style art in this irreverent book that is part history, part parody, and all comedy.
About the Author
Kathryn Lasky grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana, and knew she wanted to be a writer from the time she was ten. She majored in English in college and after graduation wrote for various magazines and taught. It was while she was teaching that she had her first book published, called, "I Have Four Names for My Grandfather." Lasky has written books on everything from historical fiction, on topics such as the Underground Railroad, to picture books and nonfiction books.. She has won many awards for her titles including Sugaring Time which was a Newberry Honor Book, The Night Journey which won the National Jewish Book Award for Children, as well as Pageant, an ALA Notable Children's book and Beyond the Burning Time, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. Lasky has also received the Washington Post's Children's Book Guild Award for her contribution to children's nonfiction. She has written more than seventy books for children and young adults, and many of her books are illustrated with photographs by her husband, Christopher Knight.
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Francis and Johnny Billington, two brothers who came over on the Stinkflower, will make you chuckle about the Pilgrims!, Nov 7 2009
By D. Fowler "Dragonfly77" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Two Bad Pilgrims (Hardcover)
Francis and Johnny Billington were two boys that professor Standish Brewster, "professor of Pilgrimology at Plimouth University," decided to have a little talk with to learn more about them. It had come to light that these two brothers almost blew up the Mayflower, were little thieves, and cursed a lot and he wanted to know where they learned "that kind of behavior." The boys laughed and said, "From our parents of course!" The Billington family wasn't exactly the kind of family you'd brag on for sure. The boys began to tell them all about their adventures on the Stinkflower, otherwise known to history as the Mayflower, and what happened when they landed in America.
Of course the boys had a totally different point of view than the whitewashed view many people have of the illustrious Pilgrims. One of the things they did on the Stinkflower was, aside from throwing up, was play with some squibs ("musket lighters") and almost blew up the ship. The voyage took sixty-six days and by that time they were ready to branch out and continue their trouble making careers. They took note of things like how the pilgrims took food from the Indians and dug up their graves. The boys talked about how the pilgrims fared on the voyage, built their homes, what they ate and how Johnny got lost and lived with the Nauset for a month. The Billingtons really were a nasty lot . . . do you get the picture? The boys will gladly tell you their side of the story!
This is one of the first graphic novels I've seen that really has a nice dollop of American history in it. The two young boys, Francis and Johnny Billington, are a couple of rascals that many children can relate to and hopefully not emulate. The storyline is very appealing and presents a side of history that I was unaware of. This is the type of book that reluctant readers will find easy to read and continue on to the end, as these two rascally boys are fun to follow. Only one cautionary note to those who may object, there are a few phrases like "snot-nosed heathens" scattered throughout the book. This is a fun and funny tale that might get your disinterested history student to take a closer look at the not so perfect Pilgrims!
5.0 out of 5 stars
My ANCESTORS, Dec 20 2011
By Arloha L. Scriver - Published on Amazon.com
Loved the book. I bought it for my grandchildren. I am a member of the Mayflower Society. My 7 yr old granddaughter asked if she could join also. Will be sending in her application before long.Arloha
4.0 out of 5 stars
A new twist to the Mayflower story, Nov 18 2011
By TeacherMama - Published on Amazon.com
This book was written in comic-book format and is done in small chapters. It would be a great first-chapter book for those reading at late first-early second grade level. This is historical fiction and reminds me of a simplified version of a Magic Tree House book. There are some facts about the Mayflower journey and a little about Plymouth Rock and the surrounding area but mostly it is a book designed to help engage the reader into this topic and to discover more about the concept elsewhere.
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