jamestown (va.)

Describes the methods used by American archaeologists to learn about the early English colonies in North America.

Discusses the history, community social and economic life, and residents of Jamestown, the earliest permanent English settlement in America.

Reports on the work of forensic scientists who are excavating grave sites in James Fort, in Jamestown, Virginia, to understand who lived in the Chesapeake Bay area in the 1600s and 1700s; and uncovers the lives of a teenage boy, a ship's captain, a colonial officer, an African slave girl, and others.

Murder cases from her past come back to haunt Virginia's Chief Medical Examiner, Kay Scarpetta, and she becomes a suspect herself.

An introduction to the first English settlement at Jamestown, Virginia, with step-by-step instructions for a variety of related projects including a topographical map of the settlement, a model Jamestown house, and wooden spoon puppets.

A readers' theater script for six students that describes how John Smith helped the people of the Jamestown colony from 1607 to 1609.

Two English children are told the story of their grandfather's experiences as one of the original Jamestown colonists of 1607.

Traces the dangers and adventures surrounding the history of the first permanent British settlement in America, highlighting the roles played by John Smith, Pocahontas, and other individuals.

In graphic novel format, describes the role that Captain John Smith and Pocahontas and their friendship played in the success of the Jamestown Colony.