Sunday, September 30, 2012

We Asked for Nothing: The Remarkable Journey of Cabeza de Vaca


Waldman, S. (2003). We asked for nothing: the remarkable journey of cabeza de vaca. China:   
     Mikaya Press Inc. 48 pp. ISBN: 1-931414-07-6
     This book is a historically accurate nonfiction story about Cabeza de Vaca's journey to the New World. The text is lengthy and has a lot of historical information in it. The story follows the Cabeza through the Southern parts of the United States into Mexico. The story is illustrated with life-like drawings of the Native Americans and Cabeza interacting. On each page the side has a quote from Cabeza's book, "La Relacion" which provides first-hand insight what happened. This book could be used before the expansion of the United States in a social studies unit. It could also be used on a lesson of Native Americans peoples also. This book is a great addition to a social studies lesson because of the large amount of information it provides.

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