In order to teach young children about how the Pilgrims first lived when coming to this country, this book might be adequate.  However, if you take away the title page, table of contents, map, glossary, and so on, there are 12 pages of colonial homes facts and info and eight pages on Native American homes, the first of which is a tipi, used by western coastal Indians, not the eastern tribes as first seen by the colonists.  Yes, it is difficult to understand how people who were so incapable of taking care of themselves came here in the first place.  However, I would have enjoyed seeing some of the actual houses and communities built by the early pilgrims that are still standing today.  Pretty remarkable endeavor for not knowing what they were doing.  Book does not contain much useful information.