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man versus nature

Books about man versus nature for readers of all ages.

Hugh Glass, mountain man

Robert M. McClung

Ages 9–14survivalperseverance

Moby Dick

David Rodriguez, Ignacio Segesso

Ages 8–14adventureobsession

The young man and the sea

W. R. Philbrick

Ages 10–15grief and lossfather-son relationships

The Black Pearl

Scott O’Dell

Ages 10–14coming of ageambition

Holt Elements of Literature--Third Course

Kylene Beers, Kylene Beers, Ray Bradbury, Kate Chopin, Richard Connell

Ages 13–18survivalhuman nature

Prentice Hall Literature -- Grade Nine

Kate Kinsella, Margaret Atwood, Ray Bradbury, Lewis Carroll, Антон Павлович Чехов, Richard Connell, Arthur Conan Doyle

Ages 14–18survivalmorality

Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe

Daniel Defoe, Thomas Roscoe, Jacob George Strutt, J. J. Grandville, Richard Clay, Adolphe Best, Louis Henri Brévière, Cherrier, Cowland, Hans (Engraver), Aglae Laisne, Nivet, J. Quartley, Rambert, Sears, Verdeil, G. Routledge & Co, Lacoste et Fils, Whitehead et Sheeres

Ages 10–16survivalresourcefulness

Brian's return (Brian's Saga #4)

Gary Paulsen

Ages 10–15survivalself-reliance

The Black Pearl

Scott O’Dell

Ages 10–15coming of agecourage

Moby Dick

Joanne Fink

Ages 8–12adventureobsession