Jean Craighead George
My Side of the Mountain
Stealth Science
Why this book counts
- Environment & Ecology
- Earth Science
- Expedition / Survival
- Story / Adventure
- Nature Narrative / Field Discovery
Sam cannot survive in the Catskills unless he reads the woods accurately and uses its resources with care. Wilderness knowledge changes his choices and their consequences, so the environment functions as part of the plot.
The science inside
- Ecosystems
Your child will meet:
- Wilderness survival depends on accurate observation of resources, weather, and risk.
- A habitat's living and nonliving parts constrain what an organism or person can do.
- Fictional survival choices should be checked against reliable regional field knowledge.
Use it this way
Parent effort: Simple activity
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
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