Title: What Do We Know About the Lost Colony of Roanoke?- --(WB) Author: Emma Carlson Berne
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9798822694682
SKU: WB001939
Release Date: 45778
Genre: History -Mystery
Grade Level: 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade
Language : English
Description : In 1585, Sir Walter Raleigh attempted to found the very first permanent English settlement in the Americas. The initial settlement—called the Lane colony—failed due to extremely low supplies and a hostile relationship with the Native American people who were already living on the land. Despite this miserable first attempt, Raleigh decided to establish another settlement. Over one hundred people agreed to join this new colony on Roanoke Island, just off the coast of what is now North Carolina. The colony's governor, John White, chose to return to England to get more supplies but found himself stuck there for three years due to an unexpected war. When he arrived back at Roanoke, the entire colony had vanished. Over one hundred people, including his wife and daughter, had seemingly disappeared. They were never heard from again. The only clue left was the word "Croatoan" carved into a post. What really happened to the missing English settlers? Find out what we do know about this historic unsolved mystery in this nonfiction book for young readers.