Description: A Lion to Guard Us by Clyde Robert Bulla, Paperback, 1981, Illustrated - Nice! Non Smoking and Pet Free. Pictured Wear Of Cover and Pages. Inside Cover Page Pictured Writing #8. Great For Your 6- 12 Year Age Children To Learn About Interesting Adventures & Excitement! A Lion to Guard Us Clyde Robert Bulla Harper Trophy 1981 - Juvenile Fiction - 128 pages 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. *Product Description 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. Notable 1981 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC) Children's Books of 1981 (Library of Congress) "An exciting tale. Top-notch writing.""-- The New Yorker"
Price: 6 USD
Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee
End Time: 2025-01-10T17:22:57.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4.63 USD
Product Images
Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: TP
Signed: No
Custom Bundle: No
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Fiction
Original Language: English
Inscribed: No
Edition: First Edition
Vintage: Yes
Personalize: No
Type: Novel
EAN: 9780064403337
ISBN: 0064403335
Illustrator: Michele Chessare
Era: 1980s
Personalized: No
Features: Illustrated, Black and White Illustrations
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Book Title: Lion to Guard US
Item Length: 7.6in
Item Height: 0.3in
Item Width: 5.1in
Author: Clyde Robert Bulla
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Travel, Family / Orphans & Foster Homes, General, People & Places / Europe, Historical / United States / Colonial & Revolutionary Periods, People & Places / United States / General
Publisher: HarperCollins
Intended Audience: Ages 2-3, Ages 9-12, Ages 4-8, Under 2 Years
Publication Year: 2018
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Item Weight: 3.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
