The Sign of the Beaver Study Guide

by Lisa Leep

A Study Guide for the novel by Elizabeth George Speare.  Twelve-year-old Matt is left alone in the Maine wilderness to take care of the cabin until his father can return with the rest of the family. But after a series of mishaps leaves Matt injured and without food, Matt must depend on a tribe of neighboring Indians for help. Matt discovers the problems of comunicating with, depending upon, and understanding people from a different culture. 58 pgs. · Grades 5-7.