Paperback – Chapter Book
The Sign of the Beaver
Book Description
In this Newbery Honor Book, a thirteen-year-old boy struggles to survive on his own in the wilderness of eighteenth-cen... Read more
Book Details
- Reading Age: 9 -12 years
- Print Length: 135 pages
- Book Format: Paperback – Chapter Book
- Publisher: Clarion Books
- Language: English
- ISBN-13: 978-0547577111
- Item Weight: 3.7 oz
- Dimensions: 5.13 x 0.39 x 7.63 inches
Reading Guide for Parents
- Character Development: In this book, set in 1700s Maine, Matt learns self-reliance while guarding his family's new homestead. His father's absence teaches him patience and discipline. When a stranger steals his rifle, Matt must find courage and learn to survive without it.
- Parental Themes: The father has to leave Matt by himself to go and pick up his mother and siblings. It will take his father six months before he returns.
- Reglious Themes: Page 107: The Indian boy who teaches Matt to fish and hunt in the forest explains his spiritual beliefs to Matt. This is an opportunity to talk with your child and explain to them how Indians have different beliefs and how, throughout life, we will encounter people who hold different beliefs than what is stated in the Bible. In another instance the indian boy says a prayer.
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- Violence/Gore: Matt and the indian boy kill a bear.
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