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On the Far Side of the Mountain Paperback – May 21, 2001

by Jean Craighead George (Author)
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 822 ratings
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Two years ago, Sam ran away from New York City to live in the Catskill Mountains. Now his younger sister Alice has joined him and is quietly living in a tree house of her own nearby. Their peaceful life is shattered when a conservation officer confiscates Sam’s falcon, Frightful, and Alice suddenly vanishes. Sam leaves his home to search for Alice, hoping to find Frightful, too. But the trail to the far side of the mountain may lead Sam into great danger.

“Surpasses the original in style and substance . . . This story [is] a jewel.”
—Booklist

“George has outdone herself here.”
—Kirkus Reviews

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    7 - 12 years, from customers
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    192 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    3 - 7
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    760L
  6. Dimensions
    5.06 x 0.55 x 7.69 inches
  7. Publisher
    Puffin Books
  8. Publication date
    May 21, 2001
  9. ISBN-10
    0141312416
  10. ISBN-13
    978-0141312415
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Jean Craighead George was the preeminent nature writer for children. She is the author of My Side of the Mountain and Julie of the Wolves, and her work spanned 50 years. She died in May 2012 at age 93.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Puffin Books; First Edition (May 21, 2001)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0141312416
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0141312415
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 7 - 12 years, from customers
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 760L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 3 - 7
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.06 x 0.55 x 7.69 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 822 ratings

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Jean Craighead George

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Jean Craighead George was born in a family of naturalists. Her father, mother, brothers, aunts and uncles were students of nature. On weekends they camped in the woods near their Washington, D.C. home, climbed trees to study owls, gathered edible plants and made fish hooks from twigs. Her first pet was a turkey vulture. In third grade she began writing and hasn't stopped yet. She has written over 100 books.Her book, Julie of the Wolves won the prestigious Newbery Medal, the American Library Association's award for the most distinguished contribution to literature for children, l973. My Side of the Mountain, the story of a boy and a falcon surviving on a mountain together, was a 1960 Newbery Honor Book. She has also received 20 other awards.She attended Penn State University graduating with a degree in Science and Literature. In the 1940s she was a reporter for The Washington Post and a member of the White House Press Corps. After her children were born she returned to her love of nature and brought owls, robins, mink, sea gulls, tarantulas - 173 wild animals into their home and backyard. These became characters in her books and, although always free to go, they would stay with the family until the sun changed their behavior and they migrated or went off to seek partners of their own kind.When her children, Twig, Craig and Luke, were old enough to carry their own backpacks, they all went to the animals. They climbed mountains, canoed rivers, hiked deserts. Her children learned about nature and Jean came home and to write books. Craig and Luke are now environmental scientists and Twig writes children's books, too.One summer Jean learned that the wolves were friendly, lived in a well-run society and communicated with each other in wolf talk -- sound, sight, posture, scent and coloration. Excited to learn more, she took Luke and went to the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory in Barrow, Alaska, where scientists were studying this remarkable animal. She even talked to the wolves in their own language. With that Julie of the Wolves was born. A little girl walking on the vast lonesome tundra outside Barrow, and a magnificent alpha male wolf, leader of a pack in Denali National Park were the inspiration for the characters in the book. Years later, after many requests from her readers, she wrote the sequels, Julie and Julie's Wolf Pack.She is still traveling and coming home to write. In the last decade she has added two beautiful new dimensions to her words beautiful full-color picture book art by Wendell Minor and others and - music. Jean is collaborating with award-winning composer, Chris Kubie to bring the sounds of nature to her words.

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Absolutely loved this book series growing up so I decided to buy it again. I chose the Used - Like New” option and it has permanent marker writing on the cover! Not like new, not even close! Extremely upset it too nearly a month to arrive and it is not as advertised.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book.
Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2024
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This is the first chapter book I read as a 2 grader. I loved it so much that I had my kids read it and this purchase was for my oldest grandchild. Great story.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great follow up to a great book1
Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2023
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Love reading this series to my grandkids and reliving the dream when I was a kid reading these books.
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tanya
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun and interesting. Classic wilderness read.
Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2020
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This is such a classic children's book. I read this to my 2 and 4 year old, and now I just want to go hollow it my own tree to live in it. The entire trilogy is really great, and addresses important conservation issues including endangered species (although this first book doesn't speak to that as much as the next two in the series).
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Indiranda
5.0 out of 5 stars A lovely antidote to the dystopian fantasy fiction that is around currently. A lovely back to nature story.
Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2015
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What a great book for a ten year old child. I only don't recommend it if your child has no love of the outdoors or nature as it is about a boy who runs away and lives on the side of a mountain.
It is an adventure that is written so gently. Each chapter presents the boy with a problem he has to overcome and then takes us through his adventure.
Yes, it is very old fashioned but a lovely antidote to all the dystopian fantasy fiction that is around at the moment for kids.
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Joshua D. Hamilton
5.0 out of 5 stars Read this book aloud with my son
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2021
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I have loved this series. My Side of the Mountain was brilliant and I highly recommend starting with that book. This book follows closely to the plot and characters of the first book. Overall, this plot line of this book is not as strong as the first book, but the characters are well developed in the first novel, and that relationship carries the somewhat tedious plot of the second. I read the series aloud to my 10 year old, and he loved this book
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Sharon Lemert
5.0 out of 5 stars Book 2 is just as good as the first!
Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2021
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This book is packed with adventure. We also like how Sam could live off the land. The whole time we were wondering what would happen with Frightful and Alice. The ending was unexpected and we loved it! We can’t wait to read book 3!
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CKE
4.0 out of 5 stars A little more politics and a little less fun
Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2008
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"My Side of the Mountain"  My Side of the Mountain (Puffin Modern Classics) is a timeless classic that describes a young boy becoming one with nature. It is one of the rare stories that can appeal to both young and old. "On the Far Side of the Mountain" (OTFSOTM) is the sequel that takes place about a year later.

Amazon does a great job of capturing what the story is about so I will not go over the basics of the plot. However, "On the Far Side of the Mountain" is unable to recapture all of the original's charm. One of the problems is that the story is complicated and made messy - compared to the simple "Boy vs. Nature" conflict/theme of the original. OTFSOTM focuses less on "Boy vs Nature" and more on "Boy vs. Man" and the exploitation of the environment - you get the impression that Jean Craighead George is more intent on making a point about protecting endangered species and less on how Sam is able to enjoy his natural environment (which I found a powerful statement in the original). In fact, Sam focuses less on his love for his natural surroundings than his disdain for the ways of society - such as his refusal to eat at a restaurant.

Overall, I would still highly recommend OTFSOTM for both kids and adults. However, I do think that kids could learn a lesson on the need to protect animals and the environment. 4 stars
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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome continuation of a captivating story
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2022
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My 11 year old approves.
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Tanya Kalinowski
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic kids book
Reviewed in Canada on December 19, 2018
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My kids love these stories
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5.0 out of 5 stars Jean creighead
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 31, 2021
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5.0 out of 5 stars My Side Of the Mountainの続編として購入しました。
Reviewed in Japan on January 27, 2013
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日本では味わえない少年と動物のふれあい、大自然の素晴らしさが丁寧に書かれていて感動しました。
Toeicの４００点ぐらいの英語力で楽しめると思います。
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matt osborne
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 17, 2014
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Lovely gift in good condition, quite hard to find in the UK so am very pleased with it- brings back childhood memories.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 1, 2017
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Great book timely arrival
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