false 40896151 1703640 207569 0440779030 224 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172687990m/207569.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172687990s/207569.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/207569.The_Sign_of_the_Beaver 3.65 1845 Robinson Crusoe, while in the afternoons, Attean teaches Matt about wilderness survival and Native American culture. The boys become friends in spite of themselves, and their inevitable parting is a moving tribute to the ability of shared experience to overcome prejudice. The Sign of the Beaver was a Newbery Honor Book; author Elizabeth Speare has also won the Newbery Medal twice, for The Witch of Blackbird Pond and The Bronze Bow. (Ages 12 and older) --Richard Farr]]> 7549 3.89 17615 1920 1984 5 0 false Thu Dec 25 16:05:05 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 25 16:05:05 -0800 2008 more...]]>