Jim Kjelgaard

This is the story of a deep friendship between a boy and a dog. It is a tale of loyalty and determination. Allan Marley was living alone on a wilderness lake because his father was serving a prison term. That's when Stormy appeared. He was a huge black retriever and a born hunter. Like Allan, he loved the wild country and he had his troubles, too. Sharing the good and the bad they helped each other weather several kinds of storms. They would never quit because they were both true champions.

Canine detective Samantha Spayed helps her master investigate industrial espionage at La Maison de Beauté, a women's cosmetics company.

The struggle of two coyotes to survive in the desert is paralleled by Papago Joe's efforts to earn his own way and to outwit the guard of a nearby prison camp who thinks the the young Indian has made a lucrative gold strike.

Called runt, misfit, and troublemaker, Big Red's son Mike escapes from a training kennel to join the two men he loves in their forest retreat and proves he has the intelligence and skill expected of the offspring of a famous Irish setter.

A biography of Geronimo, chief of the southern Chiricahua band of Apache Indians, who rose to leadership through the ranks of his tribe and plundered the Arizona countryside for many years before accepting the white man's treaty.

A boy who cannot master book learning but knows the mountains well is accepted as a lay worker at the hospice in St. Bernard Pass, where he and his great mastiff work to prove their worth.

Young orphan boy goes to live with an old couple on a farm, where he learns to hunt and fish.

Three children contribute to their family's quest for a homestead after the signal for the claims race is fired prematurely.

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 excellent young hound.

This was an engaging and fun read from cover to cover. Star is a young fox with wits and brains to match or exceed the humans and dogs in his home area. Due to having an uncanny ability to confound those who hunt him, and leaving six-toed tracks in the snow, local trapper Dade Matson refers to Star as a Ha'nt (Haunt/ghost) fox. The name sticks, and those who enjoy running their dogs against a fox take up the challenge. Realistic, but not explicit, this is a thoroughly entertaining story for kids or adults.

A brief history of the Mormons in America: their journey westward, their founding of Salt Lake City, and their influence on and development of the West.

"This is the story of Big Red's prize-winning son, Sean, who won his greatest trophy as an outlaw in the wilderness."

I first read this book in grade school in the 60's. It's set in a pre-historic setting and the main character is banned from his clan and is forced to survive on his own until he saves a woman who he finds alone on his quest for food. The main character learns many inovations to improve his hunting skills and therefore his survival. One of his most noteworthy inventions is the spear thrower, which increases the range of his spears and also the power they deliver to the game he kills. I recently acquired another copy of this book and enjoyed reading it, again.

A trapper and his dog travel into the Caribou Mountains to rescue a naturalist and a pilot whose plane has been downed in the rugged wilderness of northern Canada.

When disaster struck the beaver colony, Old Chip searched for another place to build a home for Sleek and the kits. The new pond becomes a center of wilderness activity, finally attracting the attention of humans who live downstream, and whom the beaver must finally meet.

A charming and friendly story about a little girl who makes friends with a dog in a snow dome"IT'S GOING TO BE WOOF-ONDERFUL!" There is nothing Nicky wants more in the world than a dog to play with. But Mum and Dad don't want a dog. Then Granddad has an idea – he and Nicky can make a dog: a snow-dome dog. Even better, he has some special clay, found at the end of a rainbow, so that the dog will be extra-special. Maybe even magic...