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Jim Kjelgaard (1910–1959)

Autor(a) de Big Red

60+ Works 6,892 Membros 91 Reviews 7 Favorited

About the Author

Séries

Obras de Jim Kjelgaard

Big Red (1945) 1,720 cópias
Irish Red (1951) 732 cópias
Outlaw Red (1953) 587 cópias
Stormy (1959) 530 cópias
Snow Dog (1948) 456 cópias
Wild Trek (1950) 283 cópias
The Coming of the Mormons (1953) 255 cópias
The Story of Geronimo (1958) 236 cópias
Haunt Fox (1954) 172 cópias
A Nose for Trouble (1949) 168 cópias
Desert Dog (1956) 165 cópias
Lion Hound (1955) 161 cópias
Two Dogs and a Horse (1964) 157 cópias
Fire-Hunter (1951) 116 cópias
The Black Fawn (1959) 113 cópias
The Lost Wagon (1955) 66 cópias
Swamp Cat (1957) 50 cópias
Hunter Returns (1951) 46 cópias
Boomerang hunter (1960) 46 cópias
Buckskin Brigade (1947) 42 cópias
Rescue Dog of the High Pass (1958) 40 cópias
Wolf Brother (1957) 40 cópias
Forest Patrol (1941) 39 cópias
Chip the Dam Builder (1950) 33 cópias
Wildlife Cameraman (1957) 32 cópias
Rebel siege (1943) 30 cópias
Trailing Trouble (1952) 22 cópias
Trading Jeff and his dog (1856) 21 cópias
Double challenge (1957) 20 cópias
Kalak of the Ice (1949) 20 cópias
Hidden Trail (1961) 19 cópias
Dave and his dog, Mulligan (1966) 18 cópias
Coyote song (1969) 16 cópias
Hi Jolly! (2013) 13 cópias
The duck-footed hound (1960) 11 cópias
Tigre (1961) 6 cópias
The Land is Bright (1958) — Autor — 5 cópias
Rebel horse (1980) 2 cópias
Horses for the Cavalry 1 exemplar(es)
The Lieutenant's Horse 1 exemplar(es)
The Works of Jim Kjelgaard (2012) 1 exemplar(es)

Associated Works

Best Short Shorts (1958) — Contribuinte — 56 cópias
The Big Book of Favorite Dog Stories (1964) — Contribuinte — 27 cópias
Teen-Age Dog Stories (1949) 21 cópias
Designs in Fiction (1968) — Contribuinte — 20 cópias
Short Stories II (1961) — Contribuinte — 18 cópias
Loaded for Bear: A Treasury of Great Hunting Stories (1990) — Contribuinte — 12 cópias
The Best American Short Stories 1949 (1949) — Contribuinte — 7 cópias
Writing Books for Boys and Girls (1952) — Contribuinte, algumas edições5 cópias
Adventure, November 1946 (1946) — Contribuinte — 2 cópias
Argosy, January 7, 1939 — Contribuinte — 1 exemplar(es)

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Nome de batismo
Kjelgaard, James Arthur
Outros nomes
Elgard, Jim
Data de nascimento
1910-12-06
Data de falecimento
1959-07-12
Local de enterro
Wisconsin Memorial Park, Brookfield, Wisconsin, USA
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
USA
Local de nascimento
New York, New York, USA
Local de falecimento
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Causa da morte
suicide
Locais de residência
Galeton, Pennsylvania, USA
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Educação
Syracuse University
Ocupação
park ranger
trapper
teamster
guide
factory worker
laborer (mostrar todas 9)
surveyor (assistant)
plumber (apprentice)
children's book author
Pequena biografia
James Arthur Kjelgaard imbued each of his many books for children with his two great loves: nature and dogs. Although born in New York City, he spent his childhood living on farms located in the Allegheny Mountain Range that runs through the state of Pennsylvania. Combining his personal experiences of the wild country he know as a boy with the animals he came to know and love, Kjelgaard wrote many popular animal stories for children before his untimely death at the age of forty-eight. As a young man, Kjelgaard held various jobs--trapper, laborer, and surveyor’s assistant--but in 1938, at age twenty-eight, he decided to focus his energies on writing stories for children. He began setting down his own recollections of the woodland regions of North American and from there fashioned stories featuring colorful, enigmatic characters long with, of course, dogs. "Story hunts have led me from the Atlantic to the Pacific,
and from the Arctic Circle to Mexico City," Kjelgaard
once wrote in Young Wings. "Stories, like gold, are where
you find them. You may discover one three thousand miles from home or . . . right on your own doorstep." Kjelgaard’s "story hunts" yielded a wealth of colorful
tales which continue to bring his great love of both the wilderness and his many canine friends to life for young readers.
Contemporary Authors Gale


He was the son of a physician

Membros

Resenhas

I just happened to come across an audiobook of this story recently, when I needed something to listen to. What a great story! I’ve loved Jim Kjelgaard’s works for years; he does an excellent job capturing the hearts and temperaments of the animals he writes about and has an excellent grasp on people and what makes them tick. I also love his description of nature—you feel like you’re there when you’re reading his books.

This was a fascinating story. There was a bit of mystery, some danger, and a lot of adventure in this short book. It’s perfect for children who don’t mind seeing a little of the realities of life, and love a good animal story. It also has a fascinating theme of forgiveness vs. greediness—I enjoyed seeing how that worked out in the story. Overall, a great read. If I ever find a print copy, I’ll be picking it up!… (mais)
 
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EstherFilbrun | 1 outra resenha | Mar 2, 2024 |
I read a million of these dog books as a kid-- for a year or so, Kjelgaard was my favorite author. Only slightly spoiled by my dad telling me that Irish Setters are the dimmest of the dim dogs.
 
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caedocyon | outras 19 resenhas | Jul 18, 2023 |
Good dog story I read at a young age (13?).
 
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kslade | outras 19 resenhas | Feb 9, 2023 |
A good survival tale of a racing dog in the desert. By author of Big Red. I'm guessing on when I read it.
 
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kslade | 1 outra resenha | Dec 8, 2022 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
60
Also by
11
Membros
6,892
Popularidade
#3,548
Avaliação
3.9
Resenhas
91
ISBNs
221
Idiomas
2
Favorito
7

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