Disney's Pocahontas
ISBN 0307302008 ? Illustrations by Don Williams, fantastic. Standard Disney quality, vibrant colors and even a slightly delicate touch to some of the images. The story, though? I love the Pocahontas story and I admire Disney for trying. I don?t think they did it very well here, and I can?t blame adapter Justine Korman, who had a lot to pack into very few pages.
Pocahontas is expected to marry Kocoum, a man chosen by her father, but she feels that this isn?t the right path for her. Grandmother Willow, a tree spirit, encourages her to follow her heart and her dreams. These lead her to meet John Smith, a man who has just arrived from England on a ship that is looking for gold. When it begins to look like their people plan to go to war, Pocahontas and Smith attempt to put a stop to it and risk death to keep peace.
The jump from Pocahontas and John Smith speaking different languages to them conversing freely is rather abrupt. Overall, the book tries so hard to cover so much material that it really doesn?t do the story justice. Fans of the Disney movie will enjoy the book and they?re the important audience. If it gets them reading, it?s a good thing; for a better thing, buy ISBN 0307128865, another edition of the same tale.
- AnnaLovesBooks