Diese Serie verfolgt die mutige Reise eines jungen Jungen, der sich entscheidet, das Stadtleben hinter sich zu lassen und in die Wildnis der Catskill Mountains zu ziehen. Er richtet sich in einem riesigen Baumhaus ein, lernt, von der Natur zu leben und findet wilde Tiere als seine Gefährten. Die Geschichten erforschen Themen wie Freiheit, Unabhängigkeit und Abenteuer, während sich der Protagonist Herausforderungen wie Stürmen, Einsamkeit und Angst stellt. Es ist eine fesselnde Erzählung über Selbstständigkeit, persönliches Wachstum und eine tiefe Verbindung zur Natur.
A young boy relates his adventures during the year he spends living alone in the Catskill Mountains including his struggle for survival, his dependence on nature, his animal friends, and his ultimate realization that he needs human companionship
Sam is joined in the Catskill Mountains by his younger sister, Alice, who is quietly living in a tree house of her own. Their peaceful life is shattered when a conservation officer confiscates Sam's falcon, Frightful, and Alice suddenly vanishes. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Can frightful survive alone? Sam Gribley has been told that it is illegal to harbor an endangered bird, so when his beloved falcon, Frightful, comes home, he has to let her go. But Frightful doesn’t know how to live alone in the wild. She can’t feed herself, mate, brood chicks, or migrate. Frightful struggles to survive and learns to enjoy her new freedom. But she feels a bond with Sam that can never be broken, and more than anything else, she wants to return to him. The sequel to My Side of the Mountain and On the Far Side of the Mountain from Newbery Medal-winning author Jean Craighead George. “Fans of My Side of the Mountain will be glad to revisit Sam Gribley in this sequel.” — The Horn Book “ Frightful’s Mountain is a novel that will change the way you look at the world.” — The New York Times Book Review "Frightful's story is filled with excitement and adventure." — School Library Journal
In 1959, Jean Craighead George's My Side of the Mountain, a coming-of-age tale about a boy and his falcon, won a Newbery Honor and has captivated readers for decades. The subsequent books, On the Far Side of the Mountain and Frightful's Mountain, are now collected in a deluxe volume for both longtime fans and newcomers.