Daniel Boone;: Taming the wilds

by Katharine Elliot Wilkie

A brief biography of the frontier hero who first explored Kentucky and later opened passages to the West.

Genres: Biography, History, Nonfiction, Childrens, American History

64 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1960

Reviews

[Ethan Borsman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really good story about Daniel Boone's life for young readers.

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Found this old copy at a local thrift store, and was charmed by the art. I'm no expert on Boone's life story, but I'm fairly certain that the Native Americans were not as evil as this kid's story made them out to be. Granted, 1960 looked at history a bit differently, but I'm not going to rate this in any case.

[TheTangels · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not for me but it was good

It was short very short and I like long books but it was interesting but not very detailed. It was OK

[Rosa Cline · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a child’s book. Written pretty well.

[Danielle Wood · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was an interesting biography of Daniel Boone for upper elementary readers. I like that the author didn’t make the local Indians out to be “savages,” but instead people defending the land that belonged to them. I enjoyed The Who Was Daniel Boone? biography better though.

[Tracy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great book to introduce young people to Boone.

[Jeff Chapman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Brief introduction to Daniel Boone's life. This was clearly written for children so it doesn't go into great detail. Not bad if you want a quick overview of Boone's life.

[Nathaniel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked it. It was better than "Who Was Daniel Boone?"

[Caleb · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked it. He was one of the first people to be in Kentucky.

[Zoe · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was good partial synopsis of D.B. for young ones in the 4-6yr range. It was simple, yet interesting enough to convey historical overview of the topic without coming across dry & textbook-like.

[Lacy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very informative for younger readers, but a little politically incorrect and could offend some with the vocabulary used in this day.

[Lauren Ducommun · Rating 5 out of 5]

“I like how the story begins with Daniel Boone meeting an Indian boy. He ate meat with the boy in his village, and used leaves for a plate. When Daniel Boone was an adult he trapped animals, hunted, fished, made a road in Kentucky, and saved girls from the Indians.” - Leo (age 5)