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New Amsterdam History Ctr.: Survive and Thrive: Dutch Settlers in New Amsterdam

For Students 3rd - 8th
This article presents typical questions that might be posed by a student at nine or ten years of age and gives answers to them that are historically correct. Questions address issues such as what would they eat, food preparation, school,...
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Internet Archive: Child Life in the Colonies: New Amsterdam [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A book by Virginia Baker that was published in 1907. It tells the story of a Dutch settler child's life 200 years previously. It recounts Henry Hudson's discovery of the Hudson River, which paved the way for the Dutch settlement of New...