Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Scholastic Book Services
Date Published: 1965
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Very light edge and corner wear. Small corner crease. Previous owner's name inside cover. Tight, square book. Tanned pages. 90p., ill., 19 cm. read more
Description: Fine. 0590023101 Excellent condition paperback book, clean pages, NO creases to spine, this book is Near NEW! Shop & Save With US. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Scholastic Canada, Limited, Markham, ON, Canada
ISBN-13:9780439159630ISBN:0439159636
Description: Fine. 0439159636 Mass market paperback, previously read used book in like new condition, some very minor shelf wear, no rips or tears. _ read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Scholastic Canada, Limited, Markham, ON, Canada
ISBN-13:9780439159630ISBN:0439159636
Description: Good. 0439159636 Mass market paperback, previously read used book in good condition, varying degrees of shelf wear, some spine creases, m..._ read more
"Even though this is generally considered a book for young people, I recently read it for the first time (I am a grandmother). The Walt Disney movie from the early 1960's really didnt' do justice to the whole story. Not only is there the wonderful, but sad story of the family's dog, but a great insight into how people lived at that time in the U.S. It's almost impossible to believe that a 14 year old would be left to manage a ranch with his mother and younger brother. The physical demands were astounding. It's easy to understand why a dog, such as Yeller, would have been considered an important asset to such a family. Great reading! It's short so will only take a short time. Warning: a real tear jerker!"
"I thought this book was very heartwarming. One of my favorite characters was Travis' brother, because he was really funny. One of my favorite parts of this book was when the wild hogs attacked Travis and Old Yeller. I thought it was really nice of Travis to go back and save Old Yeller.There was another part I liked in this book where a rabbid wolf tried to kill Travis and his family, I really enjoyed the action in that part. Even though I thought the ending was a little sad, I think anybody would enjoy this book!!!!"
"This is by far the worst book I ever read in my entire life. It is about this guy and his family who live on a farm I think. In the end they just kill the dog off and call this story a classic. The only reason I read it was because I had to. I gave one star because I could not give it zero."
"Travis Coates is a 14-year-old boy, left alone to protect his mother and younger brother on his family's 19th-century Texas homestead. When his father goes on a trip leaving him to "act a man's part," he throws himself into his new responsibilities. But the challenges of feeding and protecting his family prove to be greater than his boy's abilities, and he comes to depend on and love the stray dog which adopts their family.
The story follows chapter after chapter of gritty, riveting and often funny adventures as the family wrestles out a living from the land, dealing with angry bulls, thieving coons, an enraged bear, vicious javelinas, and an outbreak of "hydrophobia" (rabies). Through these challenges, Travis grows to fill his father's shoes while Yeller makes himself indispensible, saving the family member's lives time upon time. In the culmination of the story, Yeller is bitten while fighting off a rabies-infected wolf that had attacked Travis's mother. Realizing the bite of the wolf is fatal, and that Yeller will become a danger to the family before he dies, Travis kills him.
It is important to note that Travis is not forced to kill his beloved dog. He is quick to see that Yeller has been infected with rabies, and (unlike Jody in The Yearling) he does not deny that his dog is a danger to the family. Although he loves Yeller, he knows his responsibility is first toward his mother and brother. Although his mother offers to do it for him, he quickly and resolutely pays the price to protect his family. This self-sacrifice is exactly the kind of character quality our children ought to see as normal, and Travis's decision grows out of the his emerging character. It is an extraordinary act of moral courage, but it comes at the end of a story filled with ordinary acts of responsibility. In this outstanding coming-of-age story, Travis's manhood is achieved at great cost, and in this cost he proves his worth as a man."
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