The Courage of Sarah Noble

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Summary: Definitely a good choice for children to listen to!
Review: I decided to compare listening -- to reading -- a book. I very much enjoyed the smooth, expressive voice of narrator, Barbara Caruso.

Around 1700, little 8 yr. old Sarah left her mother and siblings to accompany her father to the wilderness of Connecticut to build their new home. Only a child, her job was to cook. When she was scared, she remembered her mother's parting words, "Keep up your courage, Sarah Noble".

Of all the things Sarah was afraid of, the Indians scared her the most. She and her father spent one night of their travels in a home in which the boys teased and worried her needlessly about the Indians. When Sarah and her father arrived at their property, Indian children quickly became her friends and put Sarah at ease.

The two adult Indians who befriended the family, Tall John and his wife Mary ended up taking care of Sarah when her father returned for the rest of the family.

This little book carefully explains Mary's need to dress Sarah like the other Indian children, complete with soft moccasins. Sarah refused to give up her moccasins much to the disdain of her newly arriving mother.

This cassette is about one hour long, just right for listening by children 5-8, perhaps divided into 2 or 3 segments. It also lends itself to discussion about Colonial life in America, as well as the diversity of cultures.

Friendship, trust, loyalty and respect are high priorities of this author, Alice Dalgliesh. I would certainly recommend this little book for its' content as well as historical value since it is based on a true story.

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Summary: The Courage Of Sarah Noble
Review: I would recommend this book to a friend because I liked that it was a true story. Sarah Noble was a true girl eight year old girl who had to be brave when she was helping her dad build a house in the wilderness.

The book also talks about other people. It gets exciting when you read and find a new character. I liked the character Tall John who is an Indian who helped Sarah and her father.

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Summary: Our Class Reactions
Review: My third grade students at Bi-Cultural Day School in ...CT just completed The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh. Thestudents were excited to share their reactions to the historicalfiction novel. Stacey....

I liked this book because it wasexciting. I liked when Sara slept at the Indian's house. I wouldrecommend this book because I liked how Sara taught the Indians alittle English...Aaron

I disliked this book because it had littleaction. The author could have made their trip better and she couldhave said more about Sarah's mother. She could have written theNative Americans in the story more...Daniel....

I liked the bookbecause it's very detailed and interesting. When Sarah Noble metthe Indians, I thought she was going to run away. I also liked whenSarah Noble taught the Indians how to speak English and how theycommunicated even though they spoke different languages...Esti

Iliked this book because I liked the main character Sarah. I also likedthis book because I liked when the family got together. This book wasadventurous. I learned to bring something that I love when I go faraway...Evelyn

I liked this book because it`s a story of friendshipand courage. I liked when Sarah taught the Native Americans Englishand when she played with them. I liked when she stayed with thembecause she was very brave...Felice

I disliked this book becausethere was no action. I wish the Indians from the north came. I wishthey had a war then there would be more action...Josh

I liked thisbook because Sarah Noble was a special girl because she was verybrave. I liked how she stayed with the Indians and played a game withthem. Our class got to play the same game and it was fun! I reallywant to read this book again and again..Laura

I liked this bookbecause it is a story of friendship, trust and bravery. Sarah wasbrave when she went with the Indians. I would recommend this bookbecause it shows that Native Americans weren't savages but friendlypeople. An example of them being friendly was when they invited Sarahto their house...Liza

I definitely disliked this book because itwas boring and it had no action. I would never recommend this book toanybody. It had no adventure. They didn't do any thingfun...Nathan

I liked this book because it was a book aboutfriendship. It had a lot of details. It was a half scary and halfpeaceful story. It was half scary and half peaceful because it wasscary for Sarah when she heard that the Indians were savages andpeaceful when Sarah was with her family...Sam

I liked this bookbecause I thought Sarah was a nice girl. I also liked when Sarah gotback to her family and when she played with her doll. I wouldrecommend this book to a friend because I liked how Sarah taught theNative Americans to speak English....Sara

I would recommend thisbook to a friend because in the whole story, it's very exciting butat the end, it's very peaceful. I also liked the part in the bookwhen Sarah stays with a family who really didn't care aboutSarah. When you stay at someone's house for shelter, wouldn'tyou want to feel like you're at home? Well, with this family, theydid exactly the opposite. When Sarah meets the Indians, that's alsoa great part....Talia

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Summary: Shes so brave
Review: Shes so brave becuse she stays with the indians.Relly she dose not whont to stey alone.I would recommend this book to my frinds.My favorit part was when she steded with the indans.

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Summary: A great book to show the true meaning of courage.
Review: This book is among one of the best pieces of children's literature I've ever read. We've read this book the last three years in my third grade classroom, and almost every child has loved Sarah's enduring journey. From beginning to end, the trials and tribulations of Sarah Noble are nothing short of couragous. A little girl must travel through the wilderness with her father to build a new home for the family. Sarah must take on an adult role and overcome her fears. Sarah not only learns the true meaning of courage, but must also grow up along the way.

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Summary: An excellent introduction to chapter books.
Review: This was one of my favorite books when I was a little girl. It's about an eight year old girl in 1707 who goes into the wilderness with her father to help build a new home for her family. Before she leaves, some children frighten her with stories about Indians who will capture her and eat her or chop off her head. As she travels with her father, Sarah Noble must conquer all her fears. Finally, in her new home, Sarah meets Indian children who frighten her at first, but turn out to be nice kids who become her friends.

I bought this book for my 6-year-old daughter recently, fearing it wouldn't hold up after all these decades. After all, I grew up with cowboy movie images of "savage" Indians, and felt Sarah's fear. But my daughter, like most children today, hasn't grown up with that racist garbage. She wouldn't understand why anyone would be afraid of Native Americans. That's a good thing, of course, but I suspected changed attitudes would take away a lot of the book's suspense.

But the book holds up better than I expected. My daughter recognized immediately that the children who teased Sarah at the beginning were just being mean and didn't know anything about Indians. That the Indian children turn out to be just like her didn't come as a surprise. But Sarah's journey to a new place, being in the woods with scary animal sounds, all living temporarily in a cave all seemed like real dangers to her. And so, even though some of the "message" of the book has become a little dated, the plot holds up well. My daughter and I both enjoyed the book.

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Summary: 8 kids write a review about The Courage of Sarah Noble
Review: We liked this book because it is historical fiction and we are learning about Native Americans in our History classes. It was full of many adventures about how pioneers and Indians lived long ago. Sarah Noble was a real girl who lived in New Milford, Connecticut. We would recommend this book to others who like an easy to read book that is not too long. We would also recommend this book to someone who likes history. This book ended happily and was a great story.