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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Left on their own in seventeenth-century London, three impoverished children draw upon all their resources to stay together and make their way to the Virginia colony in search of their father.
Author:
Left on their own in seventeenth-century London, three impoverished children draw upon all their resources to stay together and make their way to the Virginia colony in search of their father.
ISBN-13: 9780690040968
ISBN-10: 0690040962
Publication Date: 3/1981
Pages: 117
Edition: 1st ed
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Rating: 1
ISBN-10: 0690040962
Publication Date: 3/1981
Pages: 117
Edition: 1st ed
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Rating: 1
4 stars, based on 1 rating
Publisher: Ty Crowell Co
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 1
Reviews: Member | Amazon | Write a Review
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 1
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 4-8 >> General
- Children's Books >> History >> Historical Fiction >> United States >> Colonial
