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wilderness

Books about wilderness for readers of all ages.

Cover of Beyond the timberland trail

Beyond the timberland trail

Joseph E. Chipperfield

Ages 8–12adventurewilderness

Cover of Wild trek

Wild trek

Jim Kjelgaard

Ages 8–13adventuredogs

Cover of White Fang

White Fang

Clay Stafford, Jack London

Ages 10–16survivalloyalty

Cover of Crossbow

Crossbow

Dayle Gaetz

Ages 12–16survivalself-discovery

Cover of An eagle to the wind

An eagle to the wind

Mel Ellis

Ages 9–14naturefamily

Cover of The red mountain of Alaska

The red mountain of Alaska

Willis Boyd Allen

Ages 10–15adventureexploration

Cover of Ka vik the wolf dog

Ka vik the wolf dog

Walt Morey

Ages 9–13survivaladventure

Cover of Lost in the Mountains of Death

Lost in the Mountains of Death

Tracey Turner

Ages 8–12survivaldecision-making

Cover of Grizzly attack

Grizzly attack

Todd Strasser

Ages 10–14survivalcourage

Cover of Panther

Panther

Roderick Langmere Haig-Brown

Ages 8–14wildlifesurvival

Cover of The Call of the Wild

The Call of the Wild

Stephen Feinstein, Jack London

Ages 10–15survivalnature

Cover of Every little thing in the world

Every little thing in the world

Nina de Gramont

Ages 13–18friendshipself-discovery

Cover of Edge of nowhere

Edge of nowhere

John E. Smelcer, John Smelcer

Ages 12–16survivalself-discovery

Cover of The loner

The loner

Paige Dixon

Ages 8–12independencesurvival

Cover of The Gary Paulsen Treasury - Three Complete Novels in One Volume

The Gary Paulsen Treasury - Three Complete Novels in One Volume

Gary Paulsen

Ages 10–15survivalwilderness

Cover of Stranded

Stranded

Melinda Braun

Ages 10–15survivalwilderness

Cover of Nothing here but trees

Nothing here but trees

Jean Van Leeuwen

Ages 8–12pioneer lifefrontier settlement

Cover of Shadow falls

Shadow falls

Amy Kathleen Ryan

Ages 10–14family bondsnature

Cover of Gentle Ben

Gentle Ben

Walt Morey, John Schoenherr

Ages 8–14friendshipanimals

Cover of The silver lake, or, Lost in the snow

The silver lake, or, Lost in the snow

Robert Michael Ballantyne

Ages 8–14survivalsiblings

Cover of Bo at Iditarod Creek

Bo at Iditarod Creek

Kirkpatrick Hill

Ages 9–14adoptionfamily

Cover of The Ghouls

The Ghouls

Peter Haining, Ray Bradbury, Ambrose Bierce, Richard Connell

Ages 13–18survivaldanger

Cover of I survived the attack of the grizzlies, 1967

I survived the attack of the grizzlies, 1967

Lauren Tarshis, Berat Pekmezci

Ages 8–12survivalcourage

Cover of Set Me Free

Set Me Free

Eva Gray

Ages 13–18self-discoveryindependence