'Clear-eyed and unsentimental, this is a story told with heart, honesty, and understanding. A biography of famed wildlife illustrator Bob Kuhn, whose black-and-white artwork brought Big Red to life, is also included, as well as an appreciation by National Book Award winner Pete Hautman.īeloved by readers for seventy-five years, this classic adventure tale is beautifully presented for a new generation of readers. The original woodcut endpapers are reproduced in the back of the book. This special hardcover anniversary edition has a printed case featuring the original artwork from the 1945 first edition, and includes an interview with the author, Jim Kjelgaard. But can Danny and Red take on the enemy that threatens everyone on the mountain-the savage bear they call Old Majesty? Soon Danny and Red are meeting nature on their own terms, enduring a blizzard and even facing down a wolverine.

Red is fast and strong, smart and noble, and incredibly loyal-when Danny twists his ankle and can't get home, Red stays by him all night, keeping a wildcat at bay. But Red is a champion, and Danny is only a trapper's son who lives in a cabin on the mountain. 'A timeless, not-to-be-missed classic.' -Katherine Applegate, Newbery Award winning author of The One and Only Ivanīefore Old Yeller or Where the Red Fern Grows, there was Big Red, the classic boy-and-dog story of adventure and friendship in the wild mountains of Pennsylvania.ĭanny knows at a glance that Red, the big Irish setter, is the dog he has always dreamed of. Haggin promised to pay Danny this much per month to take care of Red.A devoted, courageous dog always stands by the boy who loves him in this genuine classic, in print for 75 years. personality Danny discovered from a picture that Mr.

Three The tie-breaker for two dogs that are equal physically was this. Repeats the same sound at the beginning of several words alliteration What Danny calls his dad Pappy Usually occurs at the end of a chapter when the author eaves the reader in suspense cliffhanger profiteer a person who seeks high profits through the sale of scarce goods languish to be or become weak or feeble scintillate to sparkle flash haberdashery a store that sales men's apparel varied changed altered Big Red had to earn this many points to be a champion in the dog show. Seven thousand a literary device where the author

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Big Red by Jim Kjelgaard