The Sign of the Beaver (Paperback)

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Matt, a 13 year old settler, and Attean, from Clan of the Beaver, become friends after a rocky exchange of reading for hunting prices. Matt gains an enormous respect for the Native American as he learns daily that he can create the tools for his survival. Well researched with detail to transport ...

from ctmsanvu

The Sighn of the Beaver is about a boy named Matt who is left alone in the woods, his father and him build a log house there where matt would stay in for a few months. Matt's father leaves, to pick up Matt's mother, sister, and new born baby sister, now Matt is alone with only his dad's rifle. Th...

from fuzzi

The Sign of the Beaver is a wonderful story set in early America, about a young man watching over his family's new cabin while his father is away for the summer. The summer goes by slowly at first, but after two thefts by man and beast, hunger leads young Matthew into a dangerous encounter, and s...

from ImperfectCJ

What a beautiful book to read aloud, curled up on the couch with my daughter and a cat.I love the slow growth of Matt's relationship with Attean, and how Speare doesn't shy away from writing about the serious problems between the native people and the European settlers. My daughter and I read abo...

from ElizaJane

It's the mid-1700s and Matt and his father have built a cabin in the Maine wilderness. His father must go back and bring the rest of the family back to their new home, leaving Matt on his own to look after their property and crop. Matt soon learns it's not easy to take care of yourself and an Ind...