The Sign of the Beaver

Review: On 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 this Newbery Honor Book, a thirteen-year-old boy struggles to survive on his own in the wilderness of eighteenth-century Maine. When Matt's father leaves him on his own to guard their new cabin in the wilderness, Matt is scared but determined to be brave and prove that he can take care of himself. And things are going fine until a white stranger steals his gun, leaving Matt defenseless and unable to hunt for his food. Then Matt meets Attean, a Native boy from the Beaver tribe, and soon learns that people called the land around him home long before the white settlers ever arrived. As Attean teaches him more about his own culture, Matt must come to terms