I read this book aloud to my twelve-year-old son and ten-year-old son to support our study of Colonial America. All three of us marveled at how resourceful the Native Americans were. It also provided an opportunity to discuss the Native Americans' and colonists' interactions and their different perspectives about land and ownership.
Twelve-year-old Matt has helped his father build a log cabin for their family. His father leaves Matt to watch over the cabin and the newly planted garden while he travels to bring back Matt's mother, his sister Sarah and a new baby. In seven weeks his father should return. While he waits, Matt begins to form a rocky friendship with Attean, a native boy from the nearby Beaver tribe. As the weeks turn into months, Matt begins to associate more and more with Attean and his tribe. When the Beaver tribe moves north for better hunting grounds, they invite him to join them. Should he go with them or wait for his family?
*Highly recommend.
-I own this book.
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