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"Should appeal to all rugged individualists who dream of escape to the forest."—The New York Times Book Review Sam Gribley is terribly unhappy living in New York City with his family, so he runs away to the Catskill Mountains to live in the woods—all by himself. With only a penknife, a ball of cord, forty dollars, and some flint and steel, he intends to survive on his own. Sam learns about courage, danger, and independence during his year in the wilderness, a year that changes his life forever.
"An extraordinary book . . . It will be read year after year." —The Horn Book
"Should appeal to all rugged individualists who dream of escape to the forest."—The New York Times Book Review Sam Gribley is terribly unhappy living in New York City with his family, so he runs away to the Catskill Mountains to live in the woods—all by himself. With only a penknife, a ball of cord, forty dollars, and some flint and steel, he intends to survive on his own. Sam learns about courage, danger, and independence during his year in the wilderness, a year that changes his life forever.
"An extraordinary book . . . It will be read year after year." —The Horn Book
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About the Author-
"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–winningMy 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.
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Everyone, at some time, has wanted to run away to a place where life is natural and a person can find himself. In this saga a boy escapes from city madness and becomes a woodland survivor with the help of a falcon. His adventure is absorbing, touching, informative and completely credible. Woodman's grasp of teenage expressiveness conveys the intensity of a young person struggling to deal with the world around him. Even the boy's final, reluctant acceptance of human invasiveness captures the right note of a boy growing into a man. Woodman has turned a Newbery Honor book into a wonderful listening experience. S.B.S. Winner of AUDIOFILE Earphones Award (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
How wonderful that this 1959 classic is now an audiobook. Narrator Michael Crouch introduces 17-year-old New York City resident Sam Gribley as he relocates to the Catskill Mountains with only a pocketknife, a rope, $40, and a fire starter. Crouch deftly embraces the speech patterns and vocabulary of the day, and warmly describes the atmospheric setting. Since Sam is usually alone, there's little dialogue, but his thoughts and endearing conversations with the wildlife he meets sound genuine. Listeners will particularly enjoy sharing time with Frightful, the young peregrine falcon Sam adopts, and trains to retrieve food. It's inspiring to hear how Sam adapts to nature and uses it to clothe, warm, and feed himself and his menagerie. Vivid descriptions of the seasons, storms, and animals offer a constant "you are there" feel. S.G.B. � AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine
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Everyone, at some time, has wanted to run away to a place where life is natural and a person can find himself. In this saga a boy escapes from city madness and becomes a woodland survivor with the help of a falcon. His adventure is absorbing, touching, informative and completely credible. Woodman's grasp of teenage expressiveness conveys the intensity of a young person struggling to deal with the world around him. Even the boy's final, reluctant acceptance of human invasiveness captures the right note of a boy growing into a man. Woodman has turned a Newbery Honor book into a wonderful listening experience. S.B.S. Winner of AUDIOFILE Earphones Award (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
