Cette série suit le voyage courageux d'un jeune garçon qui choisit de quitter la vie citadine pour la nature sauvage des montagnes Catskill. Il s'installe dans un immense arbre creux, apprenant à vivre de la terre avec des créatures sauvages pour compagnons. Les récits explorent les thèmes de la liberté, de l'indépendance et de l'aventure alors que le protagoniste est confronté à des défis tels que les tempêtes, l'isolement et la peur. C'est une histoire captivante d'autonomie, de croissance personnelle et d'une profonde connexion avec le monde naturel.
A young boy relates his adventures during the year he spends living alone in the Catskill Mountains including his struggle for survival, his dependence on nature, his animal friends, and his ultimate realization that he needs human companionship.
Newbery Award Honor book, ALA Notable book, Hans Christian Award book.
Sam is joined in the Catskill Mountains by his younger sister, Alice, who is quietly living in a tree house of her own. Their peaceful life is shattered when a conservation officer confiscates Sam's falcon, Frightful, and Alice suddenly vanishes. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
In 1959, Jean Craighead George's My Side of the Mountain, a coming-of-age tale about a boy and his falcon, won a Newbery Honor and has captivated readers for decades. The subsequent books, On the Far Side of the Mountain and Frightful's Mountain, are now collected in a deluxe volume for both longtime fans and newcomers.