Jean Craighead George
Author
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
The trilogy about Sam Gribley's adventures begins with My side of the mountain when Sam, a nature-loving boy runs away from the city to live off the land. His home is a tree; his hunting partner, a young peregrine falcon named Frightful. In the second book in the trilogy On the far side of the mountain, Sam's younger sister, Alice, comes to share his retreat and his adventures. In the concluding third book Frightful's mountain, Frightful makes his...
3) Julie
Author
Series
Julie of the wolves trilogy volume 2
Language
English
Description
When Julie returns to her father's Eskimo village, she struggles to find a way to save her beloved wolves in a changing Arctic world and she falls in love with a young Siberian man.
5) Snow Bear
Author
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Bessie and a polar bear cub named Snow Bear play on the ice, while her older brother and the mother bear watch to make sure that everyone is safe.
Author
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
As she grows through the first years of her life in the Catskill Mountains of New York, a peregrine falcon called Frightful interacts with various humans, including the boy who raised her, a falconer who rescues her, and several unscrupulous poachers, as well as with many animals that are part of the area's ecological balance.
13) Snowboard twist
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
While Axel, his father, Dag, and his dog, Grits, are testing the snow in the Teton Mountains' Glory Bowl, Axel's snowboarding rival, Kelly, starts showing off and triggers an avalanche.
15) Everglades
Author
Pub. Date
[1995]
Language
English
Description
Describes the Florida Everglades, the evolution of this unique area, and the impact humans have had on its once-abundant life forms.
19) Charlie's raven
Author
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Charlie Carlisle's grandfather is ill. Charlie's friend, Singing Bird, a Teton Sioux, tells him that ravens have curing powers, so Charlie steals a baby bird from its nest. Granddad, a retired naturalist, encourages Charlie to record his observations of the bird and study the effect it has on humans. Charlie just hopes that the raven will make Granddad well.
Author
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
Español
Description
Sam Gribley se refugia en la soledad de las Montañas Catskill para comenzar una vida nueva. Con la ayuda de un cortaplumas, una pelota de corco, cuarenta dólares y unas piezas de acero y pedernal, debe confiar para sobrevivir en su propio ingenio y en los recursos que le ofrece la tierra. Solo en la montaña, Sam descubre el valor, el peligro y el verdadero significado de la palabra camaradería.
A young boy relates his adventures during the year...