Helpful Score: 2
Terrific story - used in Sonight 3. Great for a read-aloud, and the chapters aren't too long. We enjoyed it.
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A Lion to Guard Us
A Lion to Guard Us
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Amanda Freebold doesn't know what to do. Her father left three years ago for the new colony of Jamestown, America -- thousands of miles away. All Amanda has to remember him by is a little brass lion's head he gave his family to guard them while he is gone. Now her mother has just died, leaving Amanda to take care of her younger brother a... more »
Author:
Amanda Freebold doesn't know what to do. Her father left three years ago for the new colony of Jamestown, America -- thousands of miles away. All Amanda has to remember him by is a little brass lion's head he gave his family to guard them while he is gone. Now her mother has just died, leaving Amanda to take care of her younger brother a... more »
ISBN-13: 9780064403337
ISBN-10: 0064403335
Publication Date: 10/20/1989
Pages: 128
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Rating: 17
ISBN-10: 0064403335
Publication Date: 10/20/1989
Pages: 128
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Rating: 17
4.4 stars, based on 17 ratings
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Reviews: Member | Amazon | Write a Review
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Reviews: Member | Amazon | Write a Review
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Great story, disappointing illustrations
This short book is great for introducing young readers to life in the early 1600s for servants in England, the harshness of crossing the Atlantic, and the hardiness of those up to the task. It shows life as it was without sugar coating things -but it does so in a practical manner so that it is not heart wrenching or depressing.
My complaint with this book comes from the illustrations, not the story! Illustrator Michele Chessare looks like she used Picasso as inspiration. There are no beautiful pictures typical for children's books - instead there are strange to disturbing (for children) illustrations. That was a big disappointment & the reason for 4 stars instead of the 5 the text deserves
This short book is great for introducing young readers to life in the early 1600s for servants in England, the harshness of crossing the Atlantic, and the hardiness of those up to the task. It shows life as it was without sugar coating things -but it does so in a practical manner so that it is not heart wrenching or depressing.
My complaint with this book comes from the illustrations, not the story! Illustrator Michele Chessare looks like she used Picasso as inspiration. There are no beautiful pictures typical for children's books - instead there are strange to disturbing (for children) illustrations. That was a big disappointment & the reason for 4 stars instead of the 5 the text deserves
Sonlight book 3
My kids loved this book.
Genres:
- Children's Books >> Ages 9-12 >> General
- Children's Books >> History >> Exploration & Discovery
- Children's Books >> History >> United States >> Colonial & Revolutionary
