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Winner of the PARENTS MAGAZINE GOLD MEDAL My Side Of The Mountain, based on the book by Jean George, is the unique adventure of thirteen-year-old Sam Gribley. Sam's hero is naturalist poet Henry David Thoreau, so Sam writes a note to his folks, packs up and leaves home for the challenge of wilderness living. Realizing his dream, Sam feeds himself, builds a makeshift home and learns to live in harmony with nature - miles from civilization.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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A young boy relates his adventures during the year he spends living alone in the Catskill Mountains including his struggle for survival, his dependence on nature, his animal friends, and his ultimate realization that he needs human companionship.
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Series
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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As she grows through the first years of her life in the Catskill Mountains of New York, a perefrine falcon called Frightfull interacts with various humans, including the boy who raised her, a falconer who recscues her and several unscrupulous poachers, as well as with many animals that are part of the area's ecological balance.
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