My Side of the Mountain
Will be published approx. on 21. May 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-0-14-131242-2 (ISBN)
Description
A NEWBERY HONOR BOOK * OVER 4 MILLION COPIES SOLD * The defining childhood classic about a boy finding his own way in the wilderness-a nostalgic book for readers young and old who have ever wanted to run away from home.
"Should appeal to all rugged individualists who dream of escape to the forest."-The New York Times Book Review
"An extraordinary book... It will be read year after year."-The Horn Book
Twelve-year-old Sam Gribley is terribly unhappy living in his family's crowded New York City apartment. One day-armed with just a penknife, a ball of red cord, forty dollars, some flint and steel, and the clothes on his back-he decides to run away to his grandfather's abandoned farm in the Catskill Mountains, to live in the woods all by himself. There, Sam must rely on his own ingenuity and the resources of the great outdoors to survive, as he discovers a side of himself he never knew existed.
Teeming with hope, adventure, and a deep search for identity, My Side of the Mountain is a timeless classic for readers of all ages who have ever wondered what it would be like to live off the land.
American Library Association Notable Book * Hans Christian Andersen Award Honor Book * Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
"Should appeal to all rugged individualists who dream of escape to the forest."-The New York Times Book Review
"An extraordinary book... It will be read year after year."-The Horn Book
Twelve-year-old Sam Gribley is terribly unhappy living in his family's crowded New York City apartment. One day-armed with just a penknife, a ball of red cord, forty dollars, some flint and steel, and the clothes on his back-he decides to run away to his grandfather's abandoned farm in the Catskill Mountains, to live in the woods all by himself. There, Sam must rely on his own ingenuity and the resources of the great outdoors to survive, as he discovers a side of himself he never knew existed.
Teeming with hope, adventure, and a deep search for identity, My Side of the Mountain is a timeless classic for readers of all ages who have ever wondered what it would be like to live off the land.
American Library Association Notable Book * Hans Christian Andersen Award Honor Book * Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
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Language
English
Place of publication
Florence, KY
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Third Grade to Seventh Grade, Interest Age: From 8 to 12 years
Product notice
Paperback (digest)
Dimensions
Height: 201 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
150 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-131242-2 (9780141312422)
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Jean Craighead George
My Side of the Mountain
E-Book
05/2001
1st Edition
Puffin Books
€7.49
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Person
"I write for children. Children are still in love with the wonders of nature, and I am too. So I tell them stories about a boy and a falcon, a girl and an elegant wolf pack, about owls, weasels, foxes, prairie dogs, the alpine tundra, the tropical rain forest. And when the telling is done, I hope they will want to protect all the beautiful creatures and places."Jean Craighead George (1919-2012) was the author of more than 100 beloved books for young people, including the Newbery Award-winning Julie of the Wolves , the Newbery Honor-winning My Side of the Mountain, On the Far Side of the Mountain, and Frightful's Mountain . She was a lifetime naturalist and a household name. Her website can be found at www.jeancraigheadgeorge.com.