Elizabeth George Speare (1908–1994)
Autor/a de The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Sobre l'autor
Crèdit de la imatge: (c) Houghton Mifflin Books
Sèrie
Obres de Elizabeth George Speare
Island of the Blue Dolphins / The Indian School / Soft Rain / The Sign of the Beaver (1996) 7 exemplars
The Newbery Award Library: Island of the Blue Dolphins/the Witch of Blackbird Pond/the Sign of the Beaver/One-Eyed… (1990) 6 exemplars
Elizabeth George Speare 2 exemplars
SIGN OF THE BEAVER, THE - SPARE 2 exemplars
המכשפה מאגם הקיכלים 1 exemplars
Sitting Bull: The Life of a Lakota Sioux Chief 1 exemplars
CHILD LIFE IN NEW ENGLAND 1790-1840. 1 exemplars
Kit från Västindien 1 exemplars
The Sign of the Beaver - 2 Books and Audio CD 1 exemplars
The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk 1 exemplars
Obres associades
The Young Folks' Shelf of Books, Volume 09: Call of Adventure (1900) — Col·laborador — 152 exemplars
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Data de naixement
- 1908-11-21
- Data de defunció
- 1994-11-15
- Lloc d'enterrament
- Union Cemetery, Easton, Connecticut, USA
- Gènere
- female
- Nacionalitat
- USA
- Lloc de naixement
- Melrose, Massachusetts, USA
- Lloc de defunció
- Tucson, Arizona, USA
- Llocs de residència
- Melrose, Massachusetts, USA (Birth)
Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA
Tucson, Arizona, USA (Death) - Educació
- Smith College (B.A. | 1930)
Boston University (M.A. | English) - Professions
- teacher
writer - Premis i honors
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal (1989)
Newbery Medal 1959, 1962
Membres
Converses
Y/A fiction, 18th century Massachusetts a Name that Book (maig 2013)
fiction set during Jesus' time a Name that Book (desembre 2010)
The Bronze Bow and bias a Read YA Lit (novembre 2009)
Ressenyes
Llistes
Books About Boys (1)
Best Young Adult (1)
Ryan's Books (1)
My Wishlist - YA (1)
Ambleside Books (2)
Sonlight Books (3)
Christianity (2)
Newbery Adjacent (2)
Elevenses (2)
1970s (2)
Must-Read Maine (1)
4th Grade Books (1)
Witch Hunts (1)
Witchy Fiction (1)
Premis
Potser també t'agrada
Autors associats
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 23
- També de
- 3
- Membres
- 25,707
- Popularitat
- #813
- Valoració
- 4.0
- Ressenyes
- 377
- ISBN
- 202
- Llengües
- 9
- Preferit
- 17
Age: 10 - 12
Reading Level: 5th - 7th grades
Cleanliness:
Children's Bad Words
Mild Obscenities & Substitutions - 5 Incidents: demmed, golly
Scatological Terms - 2 Incidents: bl**dy (This is used biologically to describe blood flow but has been noted as this word is offensive in some cultures.)
Religious & Supernatural - 3 Incidents: A Native American speaks ritualistically to a fish and later to a bear after he kills them. An Indian Religious story told in response to a Bible story. The Indian says that he goes to find his "manitou," meaning spirit. (Indian coming of age ritual).
Romance Related - 1 Incident: Indians are mentioned a few times as being "half-naked," wearing only breechclothes.
Attitudes/Disobedience - 2 Incidents: A boy lies to a stranger saying his father would be back "anytime now" when in fact his father is away for months. (Lies for safety reasons). "The boy glowered at his grandfather, but he did not dare to speak again. With a black scowl, he stalked out of the cabin." To avoid offending his Indian friend, Matt lies about the character Friday not being a slave to Crusoe when he reads him the story. "When the Indian got that disdainful look in his eyes, Matt hated him." Later in the same paragraph, however, it describes how although they still don't like each other, they are no longer enemies.
Conversation Topics - 5 Incidents: A boy wonders if he actually could shoot a man, "even a criminal". The main characters read Robinson Crusoe together and a section of the story they read says," One of the captives they mercilessly slaughtered. The fire was set blazing for a cannibal feast." A pipe and smoking are mentioned a few times. Racism: "My grandmother hate all white men." His father had always "forbidden him to gamble."
Parent Takeaway
There is some racism throughout the story (from the Indians side), but as the two boys spend a summer together, this is overcome and a close friendship is formed. When winter is setting and it doesn't seem that Matt's father will ever return, the Indians tell Matt they will take care of him, but he must leave with them to a far away land. In the end, Matt decides he can't let his father down but must keep the house and land secure for if/when he does return.… (més)