Kids Book On or About the Mountain Men
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03/30/22 10:58 PM
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Mac McAtee
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I have an 8 year old grandson that I'd like to get a book about the mountain men for. Could be about one of the heros, Bridger, Meek or any of them. Or could be about the mountain men in general and the beaver fur trapping that they were involved in.
Can anyone suggest a title or titles of books that an 8 year old might not get bored reading, perhaps with a few illustrations in it to get his imagination working and keep him interested?
NCTA, FTA, FBU,NTA
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Re: Kids Book On or About the Mountain Men
[Re: Mac McAtee]
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03/31/22 12:00 AM
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Get him The Call of the Wild by Jack London. He will never look back.
I can't believe that cop put me in the back seat when I clearly called shotgun.
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Re: Kids Book On or About the Mountain Men
[Re: Mac McAtee]
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03/31/22 12:23 AM
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Try the books by Jim Kjelgaard. You may have heard of Big Red but theres half a dozen more. I have read Stormy when I was growing up. Pretty good for younger readers or nighttime stories.
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Re: Kids Book On or About the Mountain Men
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03/31/22 05:42 AM
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Try the books by Jim Kjelgaard. You may have heard of Big Red but theres half a dozen more. I have read Stormy when I was growing up. Pretty good for younger readers or nighttime stories. I'll second this recommendation. Kjelgaard's books are what got me started on the outdoor life. But there's way more than half a dozen... he wrote dozens of books. 45 to be exact. Buckskin Brigade is perhaps the closest to a historical mountain man theme. Haunt Fox, Stormy, and Big Red were my favorites... all include trapping.
~~Proud Ultra MAGA~~
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Re: Kids Book On or About the Mountain Men
[Re: Mac McAtee]
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03/31/22 10:09 AM
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Mac McAtee
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I really appreciate all the suggested books. Looking all suggestions over and will choose one to start him with.
NCTA, FTA, FBU,NTA
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Re: Kids Book On or About the Mountain Men
[Re: salemtrapper]
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03/31/22 10:35 AM
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Not really mountain men books but my 9 year old loves the hatchet series Loved the Hatchet series as a boy and my now 14 year old daughter also got hooked on them.
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