The Crimson Cap

by Ellen Howard

Hardcover, 2009

Library's review

This is a fictionalized account of the hardships faced by a group of French settlers stranded in 1687 in what is present day South Texas. Pierre Talon, age 10, is chosen to assist in an expedition to nd the mouth of the Mississippi River and the route to New France. is gut-wrenching, gripping story
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 is lled with nail-biting suspense, true heroics, and survival seen through Pierre’s eyes
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Tags

NCSS Standards Theme--Culture, NCSS Standards Theme--Time-Continuity-Change, NCSS Standards Theme--People-Places-Environments, NCSS Standards Theme--Individual Development and Identity, History-Life and Culture in the Americas, Reading Level-Middle (6-8)Reading Level-High (9-12), Reading Level-Middle (6-8), Reading Level-High (9-12)

Genres

Collection

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People

Publication

Holiday House (2009), 32 pages

Description

In 1684, wearing his father's faded cap, eleven-year-old Pierre Talon joins explorer Rene-Robert Cavelier on an ill-fated expedition to seek the Mississippi River, but after the expedition falls apart Pierre, deathly ill, is taken in by Hasinai Indians. Includes historical facts.

Awards

June Franklin Naylor Award for the Best Book for Children on Texas History (2009)
NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People (2010)

Language

English

Original language

English

Pages

32

Physical description

32 p.; 8.5 inches

ISBN

082342152X / 9780823421527

DDC/MDS

813.6

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