Old Yeller - (Perennial Classics) by Fred Gipson & Steven Polson (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Set in the rough wilderness of early frontier Texas, "Old Yeller" is a timeless coming-of-age tale. Travis is left to care for the farm when his father leaves on a cattle drive. He copes with many hardships with the help of his big, yellow dog, Old Yeller.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>Awarded the Newbery Honor</strong></p><strong>When a novel like <em>Huckleberry Finn</em>, or <em>The Yearling</em>, comes along it defies customary adjectives because of the intensity of the respouse it evokes in the reader. Such a book, we submit, is <em>Old Yeller;</em> to read this eloquently simple story of a boy and his dog in the Texas hill country is an unforgettable and deeply moving experience.</strong><p>When his father sets out on a cattle drive for the summer, fourteen-year-old Travis is left to take care of his family and their farm, and he faces new, unanticipated and often perilous responsibilities in the wilderness of early fronteir Texas. But Travis is not alone. He finds help and comfort in the courage and unwavering love of the stray animal who comes to be his most loyal and very best friend: the big yellow dog Travis calls Old Yeller.</p><p>An enduring and award-winning American classic, Fred Gipson's <em>Old Yeller</em> stands as one of the most beloved novels ever produced in this country, and one that will live in the hearts and minds of readers for generations to come. </p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>When a novel like Huckleberry Finn, or The Yearling, comes along it defies customary adjectives because of the intensity of the respouse it evokes in the reader. Such a book, we submit, is <em>Old Yeller;</em> to read this eloquently simple story of a boy and his dog in the Texas hill country is an unforgettable and deeply moving experience.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Occasionally, but very rarely, one reads a book with the increasing certainty, as one turns the pages, that a classic is unfolding before one's eyes."-- "Chicago Sunday tribune""Exciting and heartwarming indeed. Recommended for adults and teenagers."-- "Library Journal"<br>
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