Book
The Matchlock Gun
- Published
- 1941
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Publisher
- Paw Prints 2007-06-28
- Pages
- 80
- Words
- 5708
- URL
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1351988.The_Matchlock_Gun?ac=1&from_search=true
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 5.1
- AR interest level
- MG — middle grades, 4–8
- Lexile
- 860L
- Guided reading level
- P
- Suggested reading age
- ages 8–10
- Ambleside year
- Years 3–4 · ages 8–12
An Ambleside year is a year of the Ambleside Online programme, not a reader's age. Year 0 is its first year, and a book used over several years shows the span. The ages beside it are that band offered two grades up and none down, which is how we offer a band; they are a placement, not a reading measure.
In 1756, New York State was still a British colony, and the French and the Indians were constant threats to Edward and his family. When his father was called away to watch for a raid from the north, only Edward was left to protect Mama and little Trudy. His father had shown him how to use the huge matchlock gun, an old Spanish gun that was twice as long as he was, but would Edward be able to handle it if trouble actually came? This classic, first published in 1941, has an updated, kid-friendly format that includes the original black-and-white illustrations.
Collections
Beautiful Feet · EAHK3 — Early American History (K-3)Mensa Kids · 4-6Newbery AwardThe Good & The Beautiful · 6
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9781435207851
- ISBN-10
- 1435207858
Tags
Award Winners-Newbery MedalBeautiful FeetHistory-Misc./OtherIndigenous PeopleMensa KidsThe Good & The Beautiful