{"id":13369,"date":"2016-04-01T11:20:47","date_gmt":"2016-04-01T15:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=13369"},"modified":"2017-02-10T13:51:48","modified_gmt":"2017-02-10T18:51:48","slug":"new-book-the-boy-who-fell-off-the-mayflower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/new-book-the-boy-who-fell-off-the-mayflower.html","title":{"rendered":"New Book: \u2018The Boy Who Fell off the Mayflower\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you have an ancestor who came over on the Mayflower \u2013 and want to interest the grandkids in their family history? Then this is the book for you.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13371\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13371\" style=\"width: 295px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/photo-0401-2016-mayflower-book.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13371\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/photo-0401-2016-mayflower-book.png\" alt=\"Photo: cover of the book \u201cThe Boy Who Fell off the Mayflower\u201d\" width=\"295\" height=\"273\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13371\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: cover of the book \u201cThe Boy Who Fell off the Mayflower.\u201d Source: Candlewick Press.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Even if your ancestor isn\u2019t John Howland \u2013 who actually did fall off the Mayflower \u2013 the kids will love this story. They\u2019ll picture themselves making the voyage, never before realizing just how dangerous it was.<\/p>\n<p>Get it from your public library \u2013 or better yet, get copies for all of the grandkids from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.candlewick.com\/cat.asp?mode=book&amp;isbn=0763665843&amp;browse=title\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Candlewick Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lynch, P. J. <em>The Boy Who Fell off the Mayflower<\/em>. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press, 2015. 64 pages. Size: 11\u201d x 10\u201d<\/p>\n<p>P. J. Lynch, the author &amp; illustrator of this book, has won the Kate Greenaway Medal twice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Mayflower Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/scary-mayflower-fact-storm-cracked-ships-main-beam.html\">Scary Mayflower Fact: Storm Cracked Ship\u2019s Main Beam<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/man-overboard-mayflower-pilgrim-john-howlands-story.html\">Man Overboard! Mayflower Pilgrim John Howland\u2019s Story<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/are-you-a-descendant-of-mayflower-pilgrim-john-alden.html\">Are You a Descendant of Mayflower Pilgrim John Alden?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/full-list-of-mayflower-passengers-in-gov-bradfords-newly-restored-journal.html\">Full List of Mayflower Passengers in Gov. Bradford\u2019s Newly-Restored Journal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/mayflower-genealogy-finding-your-cousins-using-newspapers.html\">Mayflower Genealogy: Finding Your Cousins Using Newspapers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Book review: \u201cThe Boy Who Fell off the Mayflower\u201d by P. J. 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