About this title: Tired of living in a cramped New York City apartment, teenaged Sam Gribley takes an ax, a penknife, a ball of cord, $40, and pieces of steel and flint with him to the Catskill Mountains where he attempts to live off the land. In order to survive in the wilderness, Sam must depend not only on his knowledge of nature but also on his own ingenuity and wits. He many be able to survive, but can Sam manage enjoy his life completely cut off from human contact?
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Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Scholastic
Date Published: 1969
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Cover has very minor wear, no folds or creases, previous owner's name on inside front cover, pages are clean and unmarked. 208p., ill., 21 cm. Audience: Children/juvenile. Originally published, Dutton, 1959. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Puffin Books
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780140348101ISBN:0140348107
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 177 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Puffin Books
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780140348101ISBN:0140348107
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 177 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
Description: Very Good. 0590981811 Great condition paperback book, clean pages, mild creases to spine, some edge/corner rubs, this book is GREAT! Shop & Save With US. read more
Description: Very Good. 0590981811 Great condition paperback book, clean pages, some creases to spine, some edge/corner rubs, this book is GREAT! Shop & Save With US. read more
Description: Very Good. 0140348107 Great condition Soft Cover book, clean pages, mild creases to spine, light edge/corner rubs, this book is GREAT! Shop & Save With US. read more
Description: Very Good. 0590981811 Great condition paperback book, clean pages, mild creases to spine, some edge/corner rubs, this book is GREAT! Shop & Save With US. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: A Trumpet Book Club
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780440847731ISBN:0440847737
Description: Fair. No Jacket. Spine Creased, Page Corners Soiled, Covers Creased, Markings Inside Front Cover/First Page, Text is Unmarked, Reading Copy. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Dutton Books
Date Published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780525450306ISBN:0525450300
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. PB, COVER NORMAL WEAR, TEXT CLEAN, DINGY W/AGE, NICE OLD BK. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. With dust jacket. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Clean Pages. Tight Binding. Book seller stamp inside front cover. Corner crease on front cover-lies flat. Light edgewear. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 177 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
"Question 12 In this story, i am puzzled why Sam chose the big tree as his home. It made me confused is because i think if a person who lives on the tree, it will be very hard to feel comfortable. Also, Sam was very proudly when he found the big tree for his home such as hiding place like the author wrote in the story,"I am on a mountain i a tree home that people have passed without ever knowing that i am here".( the first sentence, page 3) Question 14 I think the author is trying to say with everybody is don't be afraid to try new things, don't pay attention to what somebody think of you. If you are proud of yourself, you should live for yourself. Also, if they laugh at you or say something to mock at you, you only know who you really are."
"Have you ever had the impulse to leave your home because you are disappointed or mad at something, or someone? Well that's not exactly what happened to Sam Gribley, when he runs away from home to the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York, because all his family members were living in a tiny NY apartment. Like all teenagers you want to be independent and sometimes be left alone in your space, without anyone around you. So, Sam decided to go away to the forest and find his Great-grandfather's farm, but instead he finds true nature, giant trees and meadows. He makes a hole in the trunk of an old hemlock tree, and lives there with his new friends, a baby hunting falcon and a raccoon.
This book is mainly about the exiting journey of a boy who finds in nature who he really is, as he has to confront many challenges like getting food, finding a shelter, warm clothes and a good fire place. As Sam said of his first moments alone: "I can talk about that first night now, although it is still embarrassing to me because I was so stupid, and scared, that I hate to admit it".(Page 16). But, then he demonstrates that he is a brave and courageous kid, and he learns a lot from his experience. He also meets a couple of human friends in his exploration, who teach him lots of survival skills.
What I liked about this adventure book is the way that Jean Craighead communicates her love for wild life, nature and animals. I think that Craighead uses a very descriptive, detailed and complex language. She has a way to illustrate every setting in such a way that it makes the reader feel, smell, touch, see and listen to each situation that is happening in the story.
I highly recommend this book, because it is an insight about nature, how to survive and live in harmony with it. It also suggests that you don't need to depend on anyone else to do what you desire, and that nothing should stop you when you have a goal. Besides, it shows that according to human nature we need other individuals beside us, as you can live a lonely life, but not forever. It's impossible to change our nature, so it's better to find a human companion who has the same objectives or interests in life. This is one of the best books I have ever read until now."
"I read this book in seventh grade; and at first, I adored it. The story follows a kid who runs away from home to go live on a mountain. Unlike most kids though, he doesn't go home again when it gets dark and he gets hungry. He manages to survive, learning how to hunt and gather food, treat and store food for the winter, make his own clothing, and train a falcon to be his pet.
It was full of the sorts of details about living off the land which I ate up as a kid; I lived vicariously through characters like Sam, who did what I didn't dare to do.
Which is why the ending - in which Sam's family comes to join him on his until-then-largely-private mountain - so horrified me that I threw the book across my bedroom.
In retrospect, the author included some hints throughout the book that Sam was not entirely satisfied living alone - but not enough. At the time, the ending of the book felt like a betrayal; when you're a kid who dreams of getting away from home yourself, the idea of your family following you is not a "happy ending"!
I think the author brought about the ending too abruptly; it could have used some more development.
Otherwise, this is a good book for that kid who likes the idea of running off to go it alone."
"My Side of the Mountain, by Jean Craighead George is about a young boy named Sam Gribley runs away from home in New York City. Sam hitches a ride with a truck driver to go to a farm in the Catskill Mountains. He meets a man named Bill that has to do things like cook fish and how to make fire. Sam finds the farm and makes a house out of a tree stump. His father, Sam, comes to look for him and after he has a talk with Sam he lets him stay in the Mountain.
During reading this book, I made a text-to-text connection. Sam is a lot like Esperanza from Esperanza Rising and Sam took charge and ran away and Esperanza was responsible when her mom was sick, but she did all the world to stay at labor camp.
I give this book a 1 because it wasn't rally interesting and how the story doesn't really connect to me. The story was that great and it was kind of foolish to run away, what could of happened to him if maybe he got eaten by a bear or something!"
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