Pilgrim Cat
By Carol Antoinette Peacock
Illustrated by Doris Ettlinger
(Albert Whitman & Company, 2004)
Did cats travel on the Mayflower?
Explore the lives of pilgrim travelers on their journey to the New World. Meet Faith, a fictional character based on historical documents. As she waits to set sail, Faith notices a cat chasing a mouse. Both end up on the Mayflower.
Faith adopts the cat and calls him Pounce. Pounce is her constant companion by the end of the journey - through storms, illness, winter, and life in a new country. One day Pounce disappears. The surprise ending of what happened to Pounce will delight cat lovers.
Historical facts are woven into this tale of settling the New World. The story is based on research done at the Plimoth Plantation, a living history museum in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Enjoy Pilgrim Cat with young readers as you learn and use your imagination.
KID KANDY:
Visit Plimoth Plantation
Not everyone lives close enough to visit the Plimoth Plantation in Plymouth, Massachusetts. But almost everyone has access to a computer or electronic tablet.
How about a virtual field trip?
1. Ask a parent or older child to help you.
2. Visit plimoth.org/virtual-tours and http://www.plimoth.org/learn/just-kids/thanksgiving-virtual-field-trip.
3. Go on a virtual tour of the Plimoth Plantation. Explore the website to find other interesting information.
4. Compare the illustrations and information found in Pilgrim Cat to what you viewed on the website.
What did you learn that was new?
What was most interesting to you?
Would you like to live back in the days of the Pilgrims? Why or why not?
Can you think of one thing you would like to try to do like the pilgrims?
Did you find out? Did cats travel with the pilgrims to the new world?
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