Firehunter, by jim kjelgaard project gutenberg canada. Jim kjelgaard on december 10, 1910, james arthur kjelgaard was born in new york city, the oldest of six children to a doctor and his wife. Danny was a young trapper who knew more about the ways of varmints and hounds than of the world of fancy kennels and dog shows. I liked the dog, because thats basically what a dogs point of view should be. Big red 1992 read online free book by jim kjelgaard in. Many of my kids went on to read the sequels, irish red and outlaw red. Outlaw red by jim kjelgaard book dog horse books, dog books, old dogs. Wild trek by jim kjelgaard overdrive rakuten overdrive. But i could not get enough of his writing and the librarian kept getting loaners for me to read. James arthur kjelgaard was an american author of young adult literature. This is the story of the trapper, link stevens, and his fearless snow dog, chiri. Wild trek has 2 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Big red by jim kjelgaard scholastic books for kids.
In white fang, an animal that is three fourths wolf and one fourth dog learns how to exist with humans. While i give it a 35 for a decent read, i would definitely recommend some of kjelgaards other works like wild trek and lion hound first. Intrepid trapper link stevens and his semiwild dog chiri are in for a big adventure when an injured ranger rides into their camp. Big red, irish red, outlaw red a trilogy of irish setter stories and stormy, all by jim kjelgaard, and then for his ninth. It began when the trapper and his dog set out to rescue a naturalist stranded in. The distributed proofreaders canada ebook of wild trek, by. The works of jim kjelgaard 19101959 james arthur kjelgaard december 6, 1910july 12, 1959 was an american author of young adult literature. Born in new york city, new york, jim kjelgaard is the author of more than forty novels, the most famous of which is 1945s big red. Jim kjelgaard a trapper and his dog travel into the caribou mountains to rescue a naturalist and a pilot whose plane has been.
Jim kjelgaard is a really great writer of dog stories set in the outdoors. Buy wild trek by jim kielgaarad, jim kjelgaard online at alibris. James arthur kjelgaard december 6, 1910 july 12, 1959 was an american author of young. Its a book that would probably only be interesting to those who are intrigued by woodlore and the idea of living off the land. Free audio book that you can download in mp3, ipod and itunes format for your portable audio player. Snow dog and wild trek by jim kjelgaard the aroma of books. See all books authored by jim kjelgaard, including big red, and irish red. Wild trek, by kjelgaard, jim, and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Publication date 1981 topics outdoor life, dogs publisher new york. Many of kjelgaard s books were primarily based on wild animals and dogs. Kjelgaard, in our small rural school library he had been gone for 10 years. And never knew it had a sequel until 50 years later. Wild trek 1950, holiday house wild trek is an adventure story involving chiri, the halfwild hero of snow dog, and his trapper master. Wild trek is possibly the first kjelgaard book i ever. Light edge and corner wear with a flat uncreased spines. Wild trek is possibly the first kjelgaard book i ever read either this one or lion hound, both of which were at my grandmas house when i was a little girl. The ranger is tough, but his arm is badly broken and he cannot complete his mission. Jim kjelgaard a journal of wild game, fighting fish, and. But reds owner knew a good dog man when he saw one, and entrusted red to dannys training. If you like big red the second book is irish red and the third one is outlaw red. Wild trek by jim kjelgaard paperback for sale online dog books, animal books.
Jim kjelgaard kjelgaard, jim, 19101959 a wikipedia article about this author is available kjelgaard, jim, 19101959. Jim kjelgaard books list of books by author jim kjelgaard. A trapper and his dog travel into the caribou mountains to rescue a naturalist and a pilot whose plane. A trapper and his dog travel into the caribou mountains to rescue a natur. I gave my nephew a set of four books this last christmas. Wild trek 1950, holiday house wild trek is an adventure story involving chiri, the. Danny lives with his father in a shack back in the mountains. Wild trek by jim kjelgaard meet your next favorite book. Read kjelgaards books when i was a kid and they were a formative influence. Jack crowley and thunder, his foxhound, were the youngest hunters on stars trail. I liked the story of both, but jim kjelgaards world view is depressing, to say the least. Unfollow jim kjelgaard books to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
Kjelgaard and henry climbed up the apple tree to escape the bear. How they battled a killer cougar and bloodthirsty wolves, yet brought their man to safety, is a gripping, actionpacked saga. This is the story of a trapper and his fearless dog. In call of the wild, a dog finds himself on a sled dog team and then ends up learning to live with wolves. Jim kjelgaard was one of the most famous of the nonfantasy writers to contribute to weird tales magazine. While lion hound had my dads name scrawled on the frontispiece, my hardcover of wild trek that grandma gave me is a scholastic book. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. He was known for writing more than 40 standalone books and several book series, including the chiri series, big red series, and the smoky series. Walt disney developed a film based on the novel in 1962 with the same title. The project gutenberg ebook of swamp cat, by jim kjelgaard. Forced to live by stone age methods, they relied on every resource of the dogs wild cunning and the trappers woodlore. It began when they set out to rescue a naturalist stranded in the mountains the impenetrable stormblasted heights from which no man has ever returned. I was a sixth grade teacher and big red was required reading.
Chiri is the halfwild pup of snow dog, and his trapper master. Once the bear was gone kjelgaard got down from the tree screaming and yelling as he ran into the house. Jim kjelgaard has written some fantastic kids books and this i believe is the best. I think his best book was wild trek, preceded by snow dog. As always kjelgaard comes through with the third in the series. The endpapers from a first edition copy of sow dog by jim kjelgaard. Wild trek by jim kielgaarad, jim kjelgaard alibris. A surprising ending makes this one of jim kjelgaards best writings yet.
His books were primarily about dogs and wild animals, often with animal protagonists and told from the animals point of view. Indeed, here is a longer blog post i wrote up about the books back when i was giving blogging a brief go. Born in new york city, new york, jim kjelgaard is the author of more than forty. Thank you jim kjelgaard for taking me on those adventures as. Wild trek by jim kjelgaard book cover, description, publication history.
Rescue dog of the high pass by jim kjelgaard loyal books. It began when the trapper and his dog set out to rescue a naturalist stranded in the perilous caribou mountainsthe impenetrable stormblasted heights from which no man has ever retumed. Well, in my rereading of all the kjelgaard books on my shelf, i saved my two favorites for last. This book is a member of the special collection special collection. Dave drakula, writing in jim kjelgaard from the bigwoods to hollywood, recounted a time when kjelgaard and his brother henry were outside playing when kjelgaard spotted a bear. Among over forty novels penned by kjelgaard in his entire career, the most popular one was the 1945 book called big red. He is the author of more than forty novels, the most famous of which is 1945s big red.
Buy a cheap copy of wild trek book by jim kjelgaard. Call of the wild and white fang by jack london are almost complimentary books to each other. Jim kjelgaard was a reputed american writer of juvenile fiction, young adult, and childrens literature stories. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices.
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