Particularize Of Books The Sign of the Beaver
| Title | : | The Sign of the Beaver |
| Author | : | Elizabeth George Speare |
| Book Format | : | Kindle Edition |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 148 pages |
| Published | : | April 27th 1983 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (first published 1983) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Young Adult. Childrens. Classics |
Elizabeth George Speare
Kindle Edition | Pages: 148 pages Rating: 3.81 | 30486 Users | 1709 Reviews
Interpretation During Books The Sign of the Beaver
It's the time of the American Revolution and new Americans like Matt and his family are heading out to colonize areas of virgin territory.Matt and his father head to Maine territory to stake their claim, which involves declaring their land, building a home and planting crops. Once they've accomplished this, Matt's father is tasked with returning to their home town in Massachusetts to gather Ma, younger sister Sarah, and the new baby, so they may start their lives together in their new home.
In order for Pa to travel to retrieve the rest of the family, he must leave behind Matt to protect their claim.
And poor Matt is only 13, when he realizes that He was alone, with miles of wilderness stretching on every side.
He's alone, without a good dog (theirs has died), and his only gun is stolen by a sketchy trapper in one of the very first chapters.
Shit.
Indians are around, and they're both bitter and bemused by this lonely white boy, defending his wood and mud castle. They have awful lines, like, “Me no see 'um like white man do.”
But there's a dog in the story (owned by the Indian boy) and a fox and a bear, and you can't help but cheer for young Matt, because, frankly, he's been put in a lousy position.
This was a read aloud at our house, a special treat for my 10-year-old (without her 7-year-old sister—much arguing ensued!!), and she's an animal NUTTER, so the dog alone captured her interest.
I'm a dog nut myself, and I own “only” three, because I can't afford to feed more than three the way I do (organic and free range food), but I would own ten if I could. No, I'm not kidding, if I had more money or more land (or staff), I'd happily own 10 dogs.
So. . . the realization of how crucial it was to own a dog hit me hard in this story. I can't even imagine being out in the woods with the bears and stinky humans without a loyal dog.
The moral to the story: a good dog is hard to find.
List Books Conducive To The Sign of the Beaver
| Original Title: | The Sign of the Beaver ASIN B003JTHWNW |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Newbery Medal Nominee (1984), Scott O'Dell Award (1984), Young Hoosier Book Award Nominee (1983), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (1985), Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis Nominee (0) Boston Globe-Horn Book Award (1984), California Young Readers Medal Nominee for Intermediate (1987), Best Children's Books of the Year (Bank Street College of Education) (1983) |
Rating Of Books The Sign of the Beaver
Ratings: 3.81 From 30486 Users | 1709 ReviewsAppraise Of Books The Sign of the Beaver
For my 8-yr old son's school, every year he gets a list of like 20 books he can choose from, and has to read around 4-5 and do a book report on them. I usually make him read them all. (Except evil ones like Old Yeller) This year, I realized there were many I hadn't read, or hadn't read in a very long time, so I'm working my way through them so we can enjoy them together. After he's read them, we plan on having movie nights for those that have movies. This is the first one I read. I'd never read3 ½ stars. Nice story for ages 10 and up.Its educational about surviving in the wild Indian style - and seeing a friendship develop between Indian boy Attean and Matt who is 12 years old. Atteans grandfather wants Matt to teach Attean how to read and write in white mans language. Attean teaches Matt how to trap, fish, make a bow and arrow, etc. I liked learning things that the Indians did. Its a pleasant read, but it didnt excite me or surprise me the way Hatchet by Gary Paulsen did. Hatchet was
I thought the Sign of the Beaver was a five star book because there was so much action that made you wonder will he make it or something else. We read this book during class. It had so many wondering moments like " Will Matts parents make it back to sleep the cabin?" That's why I gave this book the amazing five stars because it was one of the best books I have read.
I really enjoyed this adventure with Matt. I wish that my boys had been able to read this one when they were younger. This is just the type of book and hero that my guys love. If you have young men in your life, this would be a wonderful read-aloud together.
Great book for young men! I liked the illustration of "both sides of the story" from the Native American point of view as well as the English settler. I loved the continual comparison to Robinson Crusoe as well as the Bible references and similar Native American version of the story of Noah. I cried when Attean and Matt had to say goodbye. Great story of survival and hope.
A children's book that doesn't pretend to be more than it is--the fairly tame story of a 12-year-old boy left alone in the wild frontier of Maine. He is befriended by and learns from a neighboring tribe of native Americans.Written in 1984, "Sign of the Beaver" is a bit dated in the way it portrays the native Americans and their pidgin English, but still offers a sympathetic portrait of their plight as white settlers push them from their hunting grounds. In one especially clever stroke, the
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