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A Lion to Guard Us
Contributor(s): Bulla, Clyde Robert (Author), Chessare, Michele (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0064403335     ISBN-13: 9780064403337
Publisher: HarperCollins
OUR PRICE:   $8.99  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: October 2018
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Annotation: 'A favorite author uses an actual incident from 1609 to base a story of three impoverished children left alone in London who make their way to the Virginia colony in search of their father. . . . Fine engrossing historical fiction.' -- TE.

Notable 1981 Children' s Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC)
Children's Books of 1981 (Library of Congress)

Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - Orphans & Foster Homes
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 80002455
Lexile Measure: 570
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.14" W x 7.62" (0.19 lbs) 128 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Family
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 672
Reading Level: 2.9   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 2.0
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:

The inspiring classic that The New Yorker called an exciting tale with] top-notch writing, about one girl facing harsh conditions and huge responsibility as she brings her family to the American colonies.

Featuring a heroine with faith, courage, and a great deal of grit, this acclaimed historical fiction novel portrays the realities faced by three children hoping to find a new home in an unknown land.

Amanda Freebold doesn't know what to do. Her father left three years ago for the new colony of Jamestown in America, thousands of miles away. But now that her mother has died, Amanda is left to take care of her younger brother and sister all alone back in England.

As the new head of the family, Amanda finally decides to take her brother and sister to America to find Father. The ocean crossing is long and hard, and the children don't know whom to trust. But with her father's little brass lion's head to guard them, Amanda knows that somehow everything will work out.


Contributor Bio(s): Bulla, Clyde Robert: -

Clyde Robert Bulla is the author of over fifty books for children including The Secret Valley and The Story of Valentine's Day. He has been writing since 1946 when he published his first book, The Donkey Cart. Mr. Bulla was the first recipient of the Southern California Council on Children's Literature award for distinguished contribution to the field. He lives in Los Angeles, California.