He told how kids spot weaknesses in a juvenile book that would get by in a book for adults. Written by outdoorsmanauthor jim kjelgaard, haunt fox follows the adventures of star the fox as he attempts to evade thunder, the foxhound from the nearby farm and dade matson, a local hunter. Lion hound paperback august 1, 1983 by jim kjelgaard author. Lion hound by kjelgaard, jim and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Well, in my rereading of all the kjelgaard books on my shelf, i saved my two favorites for last. Follow young johnny torrington, his grandfather, a red hound pup, and their efforts to track down a marauding mountain lion in the wild rimrock country of arizona.
Some i loved more than others, but im getting ready to binge by reading every kjelgaard book i own, so youll be hearing about those in due time. See all books authored by jim kjelgaard, including big red, and irish red. Born in new york city, new york, jim kjelgaard is the author of more. Jim kjelgaard kjelgaard, jim, 19101959 a wikipedia article about this author is available kjelgaard, jim, 19101959. Kjelgaard, in our small rural school library he had been gone for 10 years. Lion hound by jim kjelgaard book cover, description, publication history.
This book is one of my favorites since i grew up in the rim rock and spent many carefree days riding my horse and hunting rubbing shoulders with lion hunters and their packs of hunting. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. As star sleeps out the storm, hunts for food, battles with a hungry weasel, and plays with his fox friend vixen, readers are taken inside the mind and life of a fox. Snow dog, the story of a canadian huskie, was a notable book. Front and back boards have rips and tears to edges and corners. The project gutenberg ebook of swamp cat, by jim kjelgaard. The clean prose brings us into the story with an immediacy that many more literary authors fail to. Lion hound vintage dog book fiction by jim kjelgaard. Lion hound hardcover january 1, 1955 by jim kjelgaard author. Lion hound is a tense and gripping tale of hunting and wilderness life.
Jim kjelgaard, a thoughtful, painstaking writer, began his literary career with short fiction and outdoor articles, chiefly for the adult magazine trade. Lion hound has 4 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Jim kjelgaard 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. This book is a member of the special collection special collection. Simple in its elements, it neverthless has the grip of strongly realized surroundings and characters as a young johnny torrington, who lives with his. He incorporated into his books his two great loves nature and animals. Find lion hound carousel books 0552521612 by kjelgaard, jim. Free audio book that you can download in mp3, ipod and itunes format for your portable audio player. Lion hound is about a person that raises a bunch of hound dogs and the hound dogs job is to chase anything that is terrorizing a village or just needs to be chased off or away from a village. The distributed proofreaders canada ebook of lion hound. Jim kjelgaard s books are filled with excitement and a healthy appreciation for a rugged way of life in the great outdoors, and while lion hound may not be his best effort, it has all of the trademarks that make this a book well worth reading. He is the author of more than forty novels, the most famous of which is 1945s big red. James arthur kjelgaard december 6, 1910 july 12, 1959 was an american author of young.
Jim kjelgaard, a thoughtful, painstaking writer, began his literary career with short. Lion hound 1980 softcover 5 14 x 7 12 inches, 1 pages. The lion hound by jim kjelgaard 1983, paperback for sale. Lion hound was a childhood favorite, but it was well worth the read as an adult. If you like dogs and mountain lions then this is a book for u because it has both things in it.
He was known for writing more than 40 standalone books and several book series, including the chiri series, big red series, and the smoky series. Additionally, kjelgaard had penned a few short story collections and edited an anthology. Jim kjelgaard famous dog classicbig red,1945 1st ed. As a child, kjelgaard read all the books he could find. Jim kjelgaard was a reputed american writer of juvenile fiction, young adult, and childrens literature stories. Simple in its elements, it neverthless has the grip of strongly realized surroundings and characters as a young johnny torrington, who lives with his grandfather, makes friends with jake, a professional hunter, and his dogs, and an enemy of the biggest and most perverse. I recently came across the book again after being retired for about ten years. Jim kjelgaard books list of books by author jim kjelgaard. Kjelgaard, jim james arthur 23 of 42 for author by title. Sign up for librarything to find out whether youll like this book. Another top notch animal story is in the making from page one of kjelgaard s new book set in the arizona rim rock country. Lion hound book by jim kjelgaard 4 available editions.
If the book is under in your country, do not download or redistribute this file. Lion hound carousel books 0552521612 by kjelgaard, jim. Lion hound jim kjelgaard hardcover printed 1955 ebay. Jim kjelgaards books are filled with excitement and a healthy appreciation for a rugged way of life in the great outdoors, and while lion hound may not be his. 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. While lion hound had my dads name scrawled on the frontispiece, my hardcover of wild trek that grandma gave me is a scholastic book. Rescue dog of the high pass by jim kjelgaard free at. Buy lion hound by jim kjelgaard, in very good condition.
Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. He spent much of his childhood living on farms in the allegheny mountain range in pennsylvania. Wild trek 1950, holiday house wild trek is an adventure story involving chiri, the halfwild hero of snow dog, and his trapper master. Jacob landau 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. Click to read more about lion hound by jim kjelgaard. A big, smart and slaughterous mountain lion is a challenge for two exper. Jim kjelgaard has written some fantastic kids books and this i believe is the best. Wild trek is possibly the first kjelgaard book i ever read either this one or lion hound, both of which were at my grandmas house when i was a little girl. James arthur kjelgaard was an american author of young adult literature.
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