Pocahontas at Jamestown
Pocahontas at Jamestown
Pocahontas at Jamestown
Pocahontas at Jamestown
Pocahontas at Jamestown
Pocahontas at Jamestown
Pocahontas at Jamestown
Biography (nonfiction), 2,116 words, Level Y (Grade 5), Lexile 970L
She was a young woman who lived more than 400 years ago, but people are still fascinated by her today-Pocahontas of the Powhatan is famous even though little is truly known about her life. Although stories and records have been exaggerated-and many contradict each other-we do know she was a young girl when the English colonists arrived in Jamestown. Read on to learn more about this amazing and mysterious woman!
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