Jim Kjelgaard
1) Irish Red
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
890L
Language
English
Description
Called runt, misfit, and troublemaker, Big Red's son Mike escapes from a training kennel to join the two men he loves in their forest retreat and proves he has the intelligence and skill expected of the offspring of a famous Irish setter.
2) Stormy
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
1030L
Language
English
Description
An outlaw dog and a courageous boy fight for their lives against dangerous foes.
3) Snow dog
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
1080L
Language
English
Description
The adventure of a dog born in the wilderness, left to fend for himself when a black wolf kills his mother and brothers, and finally won over by the trapper his mother had deserted.
4) Big Red
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
910L
Language
English
Description
Danny and his Irish setter roam the Wintapi Wilderness and eventually track down a great outlaw bear. From the moment Danny sees the beautiful Irish setter, he knows Red is the dog for him. Fast and smart, strong and noble, Red is the only dog Danny wantsby his side. Soon, neither boy nor dog can stand to be apart. Together Danny and Red face many dangers in the harsh Wintapi wilderness that they call home. But the greatest test of their courage and...
5) Lion hound
Author
Language
English
Description
A big, smart and slaughterous mountain lion is a challenge for two experienced lion hunters, a boy much interested in hunting and dogs, and a pack of hounds including an experienced leader and an excellent young hound.
8) Haunt Fox
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
1981.
Lexile measure
1020L
Language
English
Description
"He was Star, a big handsome red fox, named for the star-shaped white spot in the center of his chest. But his talent for eluding traps and dogs with ghostlike cunning earned him a new name-Haunt Fox. An outlaw who mercilessly raided poultry farms, he was stalked and shot at by every hunter and farmer in the valley. But no one wanted the legendary animal more than young Jack Crowley and his foxhound, Thunder. Together, they set out on a blazing chase...
12) Wild trek
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
1981.
Language
English
Description
A trapper and his dog travel into the Caribou Mountains to rescue a naturalist and a pilot whose plane has been downed in the rugged wilderness of northern Canada.
Author
Series
Landmark books volume 37
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[1953]
Language
English
Description
A brief history of the Mormons in America: their journey westward, their founding of Salt Lake City, and their influence on and development of the West.
16) The Lost wagon
Author
Publisher
Dodd, Mead
Pub. Date
1955.
Language
English
Description
Adventures of a Missouri family on a journey to Oregon in search of land.
17) Wolf Brother
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[1957]
Language
English
Description
An Apache brave who has been educated among the white men returns to his tribe, now confined to the reservation, and is forced, by an unfortunate meeting with an American Army sergeant, to take refuge with an infamous renegade band.