Three motherless children sail for America to be united with their father in the Jamestown, Virginia, colony. (Best Books for Children, 6th ed.)
A favorite author uses an actual incident from 1609 to base a story of three impoverished children left alone in London who make their way to the Virginia colony in search of their father. . . . Fine engrossing historical fiction.' -TE. Notable 1981 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC) Children's Books of 1981 (Library of Congress)