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Jim Kjelgaard

Born

in New York City, NY, The United States

December 06, 1910

Died

July 12, 1959

Genre

Juvenile, Animals, Adventure

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an American author of young adult literature.

Born in New York City, New York, Jim Kjelgaard is the author of more than forty novels, the most famous of which is 1945's "Big Red." It sold 225,000 copies by 1956 and was made into a 1962 Walt Disney film with the same title, Big Red. His books were primarily about dogs and wild animals, often with animal protagonists and told from the animal's point of view.

Jim Kjelgaard committed suicide in 1959, after suffering for several years from chronic pain and depression.
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Average rating: 4.12 · 30,695 ratings · 983 reviews · 107 distinct works • Similar authors

	Big Red (Big Red, #1) by Jim Kjelgaard, Carl Pfeuffer (Illustrator) 4.14 avg rating — 17,907 ratings — published 1945 — 103 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Irish Red (Big Red, #2) 4.16 avg rating — 4,214 ratings — published 1951 — 56 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Outlaw Red (Big Red, #3) 4.05 avg rating — 1,491 ratings — published 1953 — 47 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Snow Dog (Chiri, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 1,208 ratings — published 1948 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stormy really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 843 ratings — published 1959 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wild Trek 4.13 avg rating — 564 ratings — published 1950 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Desert Dog really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 424 ratings — published 1956 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Haunt Fox by Jim Kjelgaard, Glen Rounds (Illustrator) 4.11 avg rating — 409 ratings — published 1954 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lion Hound 3.97 avg rating — 415 ratings — published 1960 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fire-Hunter 4.17 avg rating — 358 ratings — published 1951 — 50 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Big Red (3 books)
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4.01 avg rating — 347 ratings

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4.13 avg rating — 114 ratings

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“Slowly, deliberately, the dog turned from the black wolf and walked toward the man. He was a dog, and dogs chose men.”
― Jim Kjelgaard, Snow Dog

tags: dog, dogs, wilderness

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“Courage alone was keeping the animal on its feet.”
― Jim Kjelgaard, Stormy

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“Born to hunt, and to be the companion of some human being who liked to hunt, he had all the fine instincts of a hunter. But it was Sean’s misfortune that he had also been born with an almost perfect body. His head seemed molded by some master artist. His spine and back and massive chest were ideally formed, and his tail was a graceful brush that dropped in precisely the right curve.

Sean was a show dog. Far too valuable to risk in the wilderness, he was fast making his mark in the world of dog shows.”
― Jim Kjelgaard, Outlaw Red

tags: dog-shows, dogs

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