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A Lion to Guard Us
A Lion to Guard Us
Author: Clyde Robert Bulla, Michele Chessare (Illustrator)
Left on their own in seventeenth-century London, three impoverished children draw upon all their resources to stay together and make their way to the Virginia colony in search of their father. 
ISBN-13: 9780395551677
ISBN-10: 0395551676
Publication Date: 5/1990
Pages: 117
Reading Level: All Ages
Rating:
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
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4.3 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
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Psalm150 avatar reviewed A Lion to Guard Us on + 275 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Terrific story - used in Sonight 3. Great for a read-aloud, and the chapters aren't too long. We enjoyed it.
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sophiesperspective avatar reviewed A Lion to Guard Us on + 141 more book reviews
Great story, disappointing illustrations

This short book is great for introducing young readers to life in the early 1600s for servants in England, the harshness of crossing the Atlantic, and the hardiness of those up to the task. It shows life as it was without sugar coating things -but it does so in a practical manner so that it is not heart wrenching or depressing.

My complaint with this book comes from the illustrations, not the story! Illustrator Michele Chessare looks like she used Picasso as inspiration. There are no beautiful pictures typical for children's books - instead there are strange to disturbing (for children) illustrations. That was a big disappointment & the reason for 4 stars instead of the 5 the text deserves
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Sonlight book 3
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My kids loved this book.


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