Bibliograph

A lion to guard us, Clyde Robert Bulla

Type

Label

A lion to guard us, Clyde Robert Bulla

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Intended audience

570, Lexile2.9, ATOS Level

resource.interestGradeLevel

LG/Lower grades (K-3rd)

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

A lion to guard us

Nature of contents

dictionaries

resource.readingGradeLevel

Text Difficulty K - Text Difficulty 2

Responsibility statement

Clyde Robert Bulla

Summary

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

Target audience

juvenile

Classification

Creator