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. Free audio book that you can download in mp3, ipod and itunes format for your portable audio player. Lion hound book by jim kjelgaard 4 available editions. This book is a member of the special collection special collection. As a child, kjelgaard read all the books he could find. A big, smart and slaughterous mountain lion is a challenge for two exper. Simple in its elements, it neverthless has the grip of strongly realized surroundings and characters as a young johnny torrington, who lives with his. Jim kjelgaard books list of books by author jim kjelgaard. The endpapers from a first edition copy of sow dog by jim kjelgaard. Born in new york city, new york, jim kjelgaard is the author of more.
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. 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. Lion hound 1980 softcover 5 14 x 7 12 inches, 1 pages. Lion hound vintage dog book fiction by jim kjelgaard. The lion hound by jim kjelgaard 1983, paperback for sale. 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. He told how kids spot weaknesses in a juvenile book that would get by in a book for adults. If the book is under in your country, do not download or redistribute this file. Jim kjelgaard was a reputed american writer of juvenile fiction, young adult, and childrens literature stories. Lion hound paperback august 1, 1983 by jim kjelgaard author. Lion hound was a childhood favorite, but it was well worth the read as an adult.
Pages can include considerable notesin pen or highlighterbut the notes cannot obscure the text. Another top notch animal story is in the making from page one of kjelgaard s new book set in the arizona rim rock country. Additionally, kjelgaard had penned a few short story collections and edited an anthology. Jim kjelgaard kjelgaard, jim, 19101959 a wikipedia article about this author is available kjelgaard, jim, 19101959. Lion hound is a tense and gripping tale of hunting and wilderness life. The project gutenberg ebook of swamp cat, by jim kjelgaard. 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. He spent much of his childhood living on farms in the allegheny mountain range in pennsylvania. Kjelgaard, in our small rural school library he had been gone for 10 years. Snow dog, the story of a canadian huskie, was a notable book. Jim kjelgaard famous dog classicbig red,1945 1st ed. An exlibrary book and may have standard library stamps andor stickers. If you like dogs and mountain lions then this is a book for u because it has both things in it. See all books authored by jim kjelgaard, including big red, and irish red.
Rescue dog of the high pass by jim kjelgaard free at. Lion hound by kjelgaard, jim and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. While lion hound had my dads name scrawled on the frontispiece, my hardcover of wild trek that grandma gave me is a scholastic book. Find lion hound carousel books 0552521612 by kjelgaard, jim. Lion hound carousel books 0552521612 by kjelgaard, jim.
James arthur kjelgaard december 6, 1910 july 12, 1959 was an american author of young. 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. Lion hound by jim kjelgaard book cover, description, publication history. The clean prose brings us into the story with an immediacy that many more literary authors fail to. Lion hound hardcover january 1, 1955 by jim kjelgaard author. Our cheap used books come with free delivery in the uk. Jim kjelgaard, a thoughtful, painstaking writer, began his literary career with short. Click to read more about lion hound by jim kjelgaard. 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. 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. The distributed proofreaders canada ebook of lion hound. Sign up for librarything to find out whether youll like this book. Jim kjelgaard, a thoughtful, painstaking writer, began his literary career with short fiction and outdoor articles, chiefly for the adult magazine trade.
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. I recently came across the book again after being retired for about ten years. He incorporated into his books his two great loves nature and animals. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers.
The point is, kjelgaard s books are a delight to me. Kjelgaard, jim james arthur 23 of 42 for author by title. 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. Front and back boards have rips and tears to edges and corners. Jim kjelgaard has written some fantastic kids books and this i believe is the best. Wild trek 1950, holiday house wild trek is an adventure story involving chiri, the halfwild hero of snow dog, and his trapper master. 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. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures.
Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Well, in my rereading of all the kjelgaard books on my shelf, i saved my two favorites for last. Lion hound jim kjelgaard hardcover printed 1955 ebay. 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. James arthur kjelgaard was an american author of young adult literature. Lion hound vintage dog book fiction by jim kjelgaard written and 1955 by jim kjelgaard. 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. He is the author of more than forty novels, the most famous of which is 1945s big red. Wild trek 1950, holiday house wild trek is an adventure story involving chiri, the. Jim kjelgaard wrote more than forty extremely popular novels for children. 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 has 4 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace.