The Sign of the Beaver - wikipedia The Sign of the Beaver The Sign of the Beaver First edition Author Elizabeth George Speare Country United States Language English Genre Children 's historical novel Publisher Houghton Mifflin Publication date February 1983 Media type Print ( Hardback & Paperback ) & Audio Book Pages 135 ISBN 0 - 395 - 33890 - 5 OCLC 9219453 LC Class PZ7. S7376 Si 1983 Preceded by The Prospering Children 's literature portal The Sign of the Beaver is a children 's historical novel by American author Elizabeth George Speare, which has won numerous literary awards. It was published in February 1983, and has become one of her most popular works. The idea for this book came from a factual story that Elizabeth George Speare discovered in Milo, Maine about a young boy who was left alone for a summer in the wilderness and was befriended by a Native American, named Attean, and his grandfather. The novel has been adapted into a television film titled Keeping the Promise. Plot The Sign of the Beaver tells the story of a 13 - year - old boy, Matt James Hallowell, and his father, who, as early settlers, together build a log cabin in the wilderness of 18th - century Maine in North America. Matt is left alone to guard the cabin and his family 's claim to the land while his father heads back to Quincy, Massachusetts to pick up his mother, sister and their new baby and bring them back to the cabin. Matt learns how to survive and deal with difficult situations without the guidance of his father. Still alone, Matt gets the help from a Native American named Attean. Attean and his family help Matt survive until his father comes back. But when his family seemed to disappear and do n't return, Attean asked Matt to join the Beaver tribe and move north, is Matt really going to abandon his family in order to join the Beavers ? Awards 1983 Josette Frank Award ( won as prize ) 1984 Christopher Award ( won as prize ) 1984 A Booklist Editors ' Choice ( won ) 1984 Horn Book Fanfare ( won ) 1984 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction ( won as prize ) 1984 An American Library Association Notable Children 's Book citation 1984 An American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults citation 1983 -- 1984 Young Hoosier Book Award ( nominee ) 1989 The New York Times Best Book of the Year References Jump up ^ Library Thing. `` The Survival Story ''. Archived from the original on 2014 - 02 - 02. Retrieved 26 Jan 2014. Jump up ^ McCarthy, Tara ( 2002 ). Literature Circle Guide : The Sign of the Beaver. New York, NY : Scholastic. p. 9. ISBN 0 - 439 - 35542 - 7. Jump up ^ Bank Street College of Education. `` The Children 's Book Committee : Past Award Winners ( 1943 - 2007 ) ''. Archived from the original on December 2, 2009. Retrieved 30 Nov 2009. Jump up ^ Library Thing. `` Book awards : Christopher Award ''. Retrieved 30 Nov 2009. ^ Jump up to : `` Sign of the Beaver Lesson Plan ''. Retrieved 30 Nov 2009. ^ Jump up to : Random House. `` Teacher Guide : Sign of the Beaver ''. Retrieved 30 Nov 2009. Jump up ^ Horn Book Fanfare. `` Hornbook Fanfare 's Best Books of the Year 1980s ''. Archived from the original on 2009 - 10 - 12. Retrieved 30 Nov 2009. Jump up ^ Scott O'Dell. `` Winners of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction ''. Archived from the original on 2009 - 12 - 06. Retrieved 30 Nov 2009. Jump up ^ `` Young Hoosier Book Award History ''. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 30 Nov 2009. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Sign_of_the_Beaver&oldid=832517454 '' Categories : 1983 American novels American children 's novels American historical novels Children 's historical novels Newbery Honor - winning works American novels adapted into films Novels set in Maine 1768 in fiction Novels set in the 1760s Houghton Mifflin books 1983 children 's books Hidden categories : Pages to import images to Wikidata Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 26 March 2018, at 13 : 57. About Wikipedia

Question: what is the genre of the sign of the beaver
Answer: children's historical novel