"Clear-eyed and unsentimental, this is a story told with heart, honesty, and understanding. A biography of famed wildlife illustrator Bob Kuhn, whose black-and-white artwork brought Big Red to life, is also included, as well as an appreciation by National Book Award winner Pete Hautman.īeloved by readers for seventy-five years, this classic adventure tale is beautifully presented for a new generation of readers. The original woodcut endpapers are reproduced in the back of the book. This special hardcover anniversary edition has a printed case featuring the original artwork from the 1945 first edition, and includes an interview with the author, Jim Kjelgaard. But can Danny and Red take on the enemy that threatens everyone on the mountain-the savage bear they call Old Majesty? Soon Danny and Red are meeting nature on their own terms, enduring a blizzard and even facing down a wolverine. Red is fast and strong, smart and noble, and incredibly loyal-when Danny twists his ankle and can't get home, Red stays by him all night, keeping a wildcat at bay.
But Red is a champion, and Danny is only a trapper's son who lives in a cabin on the mountain. Katherine Applegate, Newbery Award winning author of The One and Only Ivanīefore Old Yeller or Where the Red Fern Grows, there was Big Red, the classic boy-and-dog story of adventure and friendship in the wild mountains of Pennsylvania.ĭanny knows at a glance that Red, the big Irish setter, is the dog he has always dreamed of. In 2002 USAToday recognized us as \"1 of 10 Great Old Bookstores\", and we have been featured in numerous other newspaper and TV stories including Washington Post and CSpan.Description A devoted, courageous dog always stands by the boy who loves him in this genuine classic, in print for 75 years.Ī timeless, not-to-be-missed classic. Our retail stores have always been places where a reader can rush in looking for a title needed for a term paper that is due the next day, or where bibliophiles can get lost \"in the stacks\" for as long as they wish. A merging of the old and new is where we started, and it is where we are today. ALL kinds of books from 95 cent children\'s paperbacks to five figure rare and collectibles.
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