She became a sister to animals and to all growing things. They named her 'Corn Tassel' after the tassels of corn when she first arrived in the village in southern Ohio, one of her favorite things. But the Indians were kind to her and taught her many things about the earth, its plants, and its creatures. Several times she even tried to run away. She misses her family terribly, and she was unaccustomed to Seneca ways. Before she was given an Indian name, she traveled with the Indians to southern Ohio and later to a Seneca village on the Genesee River in what is now western New York. Mary was separated from her parents and brothers and sister. A band of warriors invaded the house and took the Jemison family captive. But on a spring day in 1758, something happened that changed her life forever. Twelve-year-old Mary Jemison took her peaceful days on her family's farm in eastern Pennsylvania for granted. The story is very similar to Mary Jemison's true life.

Indian Captive is a historical fiction book retelling the life of Mary Jemison, with a few minor twists. The book was first published in 1941 and was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1942. When Mary is given the chance to return to her world, will she want to leave the tribe that has become her family? This Newbery Honor book is based on the true story of Mary Jemison, the pioneer known as the “White Woman of the Genesee.” This ebook features an illustrated biography of Lois Lenski including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s estate.Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison is a children's biographical novel written and illustrated by Lois Lenski. Slowly, Mary realizes that the Indians are not the monsters she believed them to be. She learns to plant crops, make clay pots, and sew moccasins, just as the other members do.

Mary misses her home, but the tribe is kind to her. Instead, Mary is separated from her siblings and traded to two Seneca sisters, who adopt her and make her one of their own. When twelve-year-old Mary Jemison and her family are captured by Shawnee raiders, she’s sure they’ll all be killed. Summary A Newbery Honor book inspired by the true story of a girl captured by a Shawnee war party in Colonial America and traded to a Seneca tribe. READ Indian Captive - The Story of Mary Jemison Lois Lenski

Indian Captive by Lois Lenski