Pocahontas
Autor: Vicary, Tim
A beautiful young Indian girl, and a brave Englishman. Black eyes, and blue eyes. A friendly smile, a laugh, a look of love...But this is North America in 1607, and love is not easy. The girl is the daughter of King Powhatan, and the Englishman is a white man. And the Indiansof Virginia do not want the white men in their beautiful country. This is the famous story of Pocahontas, and her love for the Englishman John Smith. (AbeBooks.com).
Odpowiedzialność: | retold by Tim Vicary ; illustrated by Thomas Sperling. | ||||||||||
Seria: | Oxford Bookworms Library : True Stories | ||||||||||
Hasła: | Pocahontas - (?-1617) Opowiadanie angielskie - 20 w. | ||||||||||
Adres wydawniczy: | Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008 | ||||||||||
Opis fizyczny: | 56 s.: il.; 20 cm. Uwagi: | Tekst w jęz. ang. | Powiązane zestawienia: | Książki w języku angielskim | Skocz do: | Inne pozycje tego autora w zbiorach biblioteki | Dodaj recenzje, komentarz | Inne pozycje z serii | |
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