Title: Old
Yeller
Author: Fred Gipson
Publisher: Scholastic Year: c1956
ISBN: 0-38-439-15963-6
Genre: Fiction/Historical
This book is for Ages:
8-14
Awards: Newbery
Honor Book
Subjects/Themes: Frontier-life/Dogs
Plot Summary: 14-year-old
Travis is in charge of taking care
of his family farm while Papa is on a 600-mile cattle drive to Abilene. The day after Papa leaves a “big yeller dog”
shows up at the family farm. The dog had eaten the last of the family’s
meat. Travis cannot stand the dog, but
when Travis’ five-year-old brother Little Arliss meets old yeller they have an
instant bond. Travis must put up with
Arliss and old yeller into mischief and making his work around the farm
harder. Travis soon learns that Old
Yeller is a good hunting dog. When Old
Yeller saves Arliss from an angry mama bear Travis realizes Old Yeller will do
anything to protect the family.
Review: Old
Yeller is a good story with lots of action. Gipson describes the busy life on the farm in
the Texas frontier including, hunting and chores in a captivating book you
won’t want to put down. Travis is a
strong character who takes his role as provider seriously. Old
Yeller is a lovable rascal and an excellent story for dog lovers everywhere.
If you like this book
you may also like: Where the Red Fern Grows, Wilson Rawls; Old Yeller (VHS or DVD) Disney; Hatchet, Gary Paulsen
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