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My Side of the Mountain

Audiobook
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0 of 1 copy available
Wait time: About 2 weeks

Determined to leave behind the noise and pollution of his New York City home, teenaged Sam Gribley heads for some forgotten family land in the Catskill Mountains. Equipped with a penknife, a ball of cord, an ax, some flint and steel, and $40, Sam is determined to live off the land. Writing his story on bits of bark, Sam shares his adventures in the wilderness: how he captured and trained a female peregrine falcon, details of the hollowed-out tree that becomes his home, and the various woodland secrets he learned for surviving on his own. A Newbery Honor Book and an ALA Notable Book, My Side of the Mountain has been made into a major motion picture. While she was writing this distinguished book, Ms. George camped and foraged in the Helderberg Mountains. Her own experiences, along with the survival training she received from her naturalist father, are part of what make this book a delight for readers of all ages.

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    • AudioFile Magazine
      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
    • AudioFile Magazine
      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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