The Sign of the Beaver (Hardcover)
| Author: Elizabeth George Speare |
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Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN-10: 0395338905
ISBN-13: 9780395338902
Sku: 30060650
Publish Date: 4/1/1983
Pages:
144
Age Range:
14 to 18
| Until the day his father returns to their cabin in the Maine wilderness, 12-year-old Matt must try to survive on his own. During an attack by swarming bees, Matt is rescued by an Indian chief and his grandson. A Newbery Honor Book. |
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From the Publisher: Left alone to guard the family's wilderness home in eighteenth-century Maine, a boy is hard-pressed to survive until local Indians teach him their skills. |
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In late 18th-century Maine, 12-year-old Matthew is left alone in his family's newly built cabin for several weeks while his father returns to Massachusetts to fetch the entire family. A series of mishaps leads to Matthew's rescue by the chief of the Beaver tribe. Over a period of months, Matthew teaches an Indian boy, Attean, English, while he learns a great deal about hunting. When the tribe plans to travel, Matthew must make the most challenging decision of his life: to join them, or continue waiting for his family to return. A stirring pioneer tale of perseverance and cooperation, this was a 1984 Newbery Honor Book. The same author wrote THE WITCH OF BLACKBIRD POND, the 1959 Newbery Medal recipient.
In late 18th-century Maine, 12-year-old Matthew is left alone in his family's newly built cabin for several weeks while his father returns to Massachusetts to fetch the entire family. A series of mishaps leads to Matthew's rescue by the chief of the Beaver tribe. Over a period of months, Matthew teaches an Indian boy, Attean, English, while he learns a great deal about hunting. When the tribe plans to travel, Matthew must make the most challenging decision of his life: to join them, or continue waiting for his family to return. A stirring pioneer tale of perseverance and cooperation, this was a 1984 Newbery Honor Book. The same author wrote THE WITCH OF BLACKBIRD POND, the 1959 Newbery Medal recipient.
Author Bio
Elizabeth George Speare
Elizabeth George Speare is one of the greatest writers of historical fiction for children and young adults. She attended Smith College for one year and then transferred to Boston University where she received both her bachelor's and master's degrees. She worked as a high school teacher in Massachusetts for several years until she got married and moved to Connecticut. Her first novel, CALICO CAPTIVE, appeared in 1957. The following year she published THE WITCH OF BLACKBIRD POND, which received the Newbery Medal in 1959. Speare won her second Newbery Medal in 1962 for THE BRONZE BOW. A number of years later, her novel THE SIGN OF THE BEAVER was named a Newbery Honor Book. In 1989, Speare won the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for her body of work.Elizabeth George Speare is one of the greatest writers of historical fiction for children and young adults. She attended Smith College for one year and then transferred to Boston University where she received both her bachelor's and master's degrees. She worked as a high school teacher in Massachusetts for several years until she got married and moved to Connecticut. Her first novel, CALICO CAPTIVE, appeared in 1957. The following year she published THE WITCH OF BLACKBIRD POND, which received the Newbery Medal in 1959. Speare won her second Newbery Medal in 1962 for THE BRONZE BOW. A number of years later, her novel THE SIGN OF THE BEAVER was named a Newbery Honor Book. In 1989, Speare won the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for her body of work.
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"Thirteen-year-old Matt's survival...is vividly and sensitively related in this compelling novel."
"Thirteen-year-old Matt's survival...is vividly and sensitively related in this compelling novel."
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