The Sign of the Beaver

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Summary: Best book i've ever read!!!!!!!!
Review: The book "The Sign of the Beaver" is the best book i've ever read. It is about a boy named Matt who is left alone in the woods waiting for his dad to come with his mother and sister. Over a course of a couple months the boy has a few hardships he had to over come. One of them was when a guy names Ben came and stole his rifle so he had to live off of other sources since he couldn't hunt. After getting tired of fish he decided to try and get honey from a bee hive. he was stung many times. Two indians, Saknis and Attean, found him and took him to his cabin and gave him medicine for a couple days. After Matt was better he made a deal with Saknis to teach Attean to read white mans language. After so many times that Matt and Attean were together they finally became friends and part brothers in time.

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Summary: Sign of the Beaver
Review: I thought this was a great book. It might be better to read it aloud to children and explain some of the differences and likeneses of today and the past.

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Summary: Awesome Book!
Review: The "Sign of the Beaver" is good book that especially appeals to young readers who have a since of adventure in there lives. This book is written really well. Matt is the main character in the book and him and his dad travel by themselves and find somewhere to live, after the get thing set up, Matt's father must return east to bring back his mother, sister, and newborn baby. He leaves his son, Matt, which is somewhere around 13 years of age to care for the place while he is gone. His dad sat out on a journey to go get the rest of his family, at first the journey was only suppose to take about a little more than a month Matt has to keep the crops growing and the house in order. He has to learn to fend for him self because he soon runs out of supplies after his father leaves. He learns many hard lessons while his father is away, but he also makes a lasting friendship. When Matt is totally out of supplies he meets Attean and his Grandfather who help him out. Has almost run out, Matt meets Attean and his grandfather, Indians who befriends him. Attean's shows Matt how to hunt and how to survive and Matt teaches him how to read. As time goes on the cultural gap between them is demolished. The Sign of the Beaver is an excellent example of frontier life and the struggles that were faced back in those days. I would recommend this book to people of all ages; this book teaches that ethnic background and language can't come between friendships. This is an awesome book!

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Summary: a great tale of survival and friendship
Review: The Sign of the Beaver is a great YA novel that will especially appeal to adolescent boys. After settling on their new homestead, Matt's father must return East to bring back his mother, sister, and newborn baby. He leaves thirteen-year-old Matt to care for the place while he is gone, a journey that shoud take less then two months, but ends up being twice that long. Matt has to tend the crops and the house as well as fend for himself when he runs out of supplies to make meals. Along the way, he learns some valuable--and very hard--lessons, such as locking the cabin door carefully and taking care of his Pa's gun. When his luck has almost run out, Matt meets Attean and his grandfather, Indians who befriend him. Attean patiently teaches Matt the ways of the wilderness, and soon the cultural gap between them is bridged. The Sign of the Beaver is an excellent lesson in not only history and pioneer life, but also in the effects of racism and prejudice. This is a great YA novel and an excellent choice for readers of all ages.

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Summary: Most Kids Love this One
Review: I'm reading this book with my fifth grade class right now. They literally cheer when I say that it's time to get out the book! I use this book to explore the ideas of prejudice in society. Children use the examples of the characters to see that prejudice can be overcome and friendships formed between people who are very different. And besides, the book is exciting!

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Summary: An outstanding historical adventure in the wilderness
Review: Elizabeth George Speare specialized in historical novels foryoung people. "The Sign of the Beaver" is a classic tale of survival in the wilderness, as Matt must fend for himself while his family is gone. An excellent tale of friendship and learning between Matt and the Indian boy Attean, "The Sign of the Beaver" keeps the action going from start to finish. The novel doesn't flinch from facing the fact that the Indians are going to lose the battle for dominance of the land, but neither does it disrespect their culture. I like "The Sign of the Beaver" even better than "The Witch of Blackbird Pond," which has always bothered me a bit because the ending is a little too contrived (every girl ends up happily married, with no loose ends) and the picture of the Puritans is too cold. Any young reader with a hunger for adventure and learning will enjoy "The Sign of the Beaver."

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Summary: Moving and captavating story
Review: I read THE SIGN OF THE BEAVER in fourth grade as an assignment, and my teacher made us promise we wouldn't read aheaad. By the end of the fifth chapter, I regretted making that promise. Matt and Attean's adventures were thrilling, chilling (really, I did get scared), honest, moving, and unforgetable. When they first met, I wondered if they would ever become friends, and watched them cope with the situation, wondering always what would come tomorrow, and wishing I could turn the page and continue reading. Would they become friends? When would Matt's father return? Would Matt ever have to part with ROBONSON CAROSE? The whole story was captavating. A grand treat! Job well done, Spehere!

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Summary: Saved by Attean
Review: Matt's father left him alone to guard the cabin. He has to tade care of himself. His father went to get their family, so Matt has to stay in the wilderness and wait for his family. Attean, the Indian shows him to get food so Matt won't get hungry. I like the book because it takes place in the wilderness. I like how they made Matt try to get the honey from the bee hive. I don't like it when the white man stole Matt's gun. Matt should have followed him. Comparing to Tuck Everlasting The Sign Of The Beaver takes place in the wilderness, and Tuck Everlasting takes place in the woods. In Tuck Everlasting there are no indians, it has traps from Indians, in other place there are white man's trap too. Tuck Everlasting has more characters. I would give Tuck Everlasting 4 stars because I like how they made the spring water, how the cow made the trail around the woods, how Winnie ran away and she went in the woods, met Tucks, and how Winnie took Mae's spot when Mae was in the jail. I would give the Sign Of The Beaver 4 stars too because they add a lot of detail in the wilderness such as how Matt has to take care of himself, when the bees chase after him, and how Matt tried to teach Attean how to read.

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Summary: Pretty Good
Review: I read this book in 5th grade and i thought it was a pretty good book it was an incredibly detailed and was a book that you could look forward to reading.I think you would enjoy it but if you dont really love to read or to read storys like Sign of the Beaver or books about indians and settlers then you would find this dull(which i dont think you will). If you read it i hope you like it.

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Summary: A wonderful classic!
Review: This book was a great suprise for me. A young native boy teaches another "white" boy (living on his own) how to hunt without bullets or rifles, fish without a man made hook, make a bow and arrow, and so much more. A wonderful friendship grows between the boys in a time when friendship of this nature was frowned upon. A wonderful story. This book will be even more exciting for the child who loves the outdoors. We adults will learn quite a thing or two as well.