The Courage of Sarah Noble/Newbery Summer [Paperback]

Alice Dalgliesh (Author)

Book Description

Series: Newbery Summer

In 1707, Young Sarah Noble and her father travelled through the wilderness to build a new home for their family. "Keep up your courage, Sarah Noble," her mother had sad, but Sarah found that it was not always easy to feel brave inside. The dark woods were full of animals and Indians, too, and Sarah was only eight!

The true story of Sarah's journey is inspiring. And as she cares for her father and befriends her Indian neighbors, she learns that to be afraid and to be brave is the greatest courage of all.

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Aladdin (May 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689862261
• ISBN-13: 978-0689862267
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 4.9 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,286,219 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful, award-winning, classic story!, September 15, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Courage of Sarah Noble/Newbery Summer (Paperback)

Need a heart-warming book for a quick family read-aloud night? If you appreciate the wholesome literature of the 1930's - 1960's, you'll enjoy this simple story. There is a reason it was a Newbery award-winning book! Books don't win these awards without meriting them. The previous reviewer is narrowminded if he/she can't see any value in this story. Why must everything in today's libraries be sooooo "politically correct"? I'd like to think our children are intelligent enough to understand how historical writing has changed over time. Fifty years from now you'll be able to pick out today's "new" literature for being so pretentiously biased. The Courage of Sarah Noble will still remain a classic, regardless.

4.0 out of 5 stars historical fact brought down to kid level, July 5, 2011

By 

real-life momma "R. Klempner" (L.A.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Courage of Sarah Noble/Newbery Summer (Paperback)

This story is engaging and informative. It sends a message of tolerance that is welcome in the classroom and at home. My child was very impressed that this was a true story. The one thing I didn't like about the book is that it seems to lack the necessary amount of suspense (Will she miss her dad? Will the Indians take care of her? and so on) in a narrative.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Courage of Sarah Noble, February 17, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Courage of Sarah Noble/Newbery Summer (Paperback)

Our class read The Courage of Sarah Noble. I liked this book because it has a lot of deails. It was scary, exciting, funny, and interesting. I learned some interesting facts. They made clothing out of deer skin. They made shoes out of deer skin. The Indians ate with their hands. The Courage of Sarah Noble is a good book to read.