Frightful's mountain

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Hardcover, 258 pages

English language

Published Dec. 24, 1999 by Dutton Children's Books.

ISBN:
978-0-525-46166-1
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4 stars (3 reviews)

As she grows through the first years of her life in the Catskill Mountains of New York, a peregrine falcon called Frightful interacts with various humans, including the boy who raised her, a falconer who rescues her, and several unscrupulous poachers, as well as with many animals that are part of the area's ecological balance.

3 editions

reviewed Frightful's mountain by Jean Craighead George

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4 stars

What ages would I recommend it too? Eight and up.

Length? Two days.

Characters? Memorable, several characters.

Setting? Real world, mostly on and near a mountain.

Written approximately? 1999. Written decades after the original two, it includes technology that did not exist when the originals were written.

Does the story leave questions in the readers mind? Ready to read more.

Any issues the author (or a more recent publisher) should cover? A few links to sites that update the status of the birds today. Also a link to sites with pictures and facts about the falcons would be nice.

Short storyline: Omniscient narrator shares the story of Frightful the falcon, the boy Sam, and many other people in the community.

Notes for the reader: Some of the falconry terms are used that may confuse readers, and bore them in places. Skip them and enjoy the story.

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Subjects

  • Peregrine falcon -- Juvenile fiction
  • Falcons -- Juvenile fiction
  • Wildlife conservation -- Juvenile fiction
  • New York (State) -- Juvenile fiction