Recently read Island of the Blue Dolphins to my children. My 6yo hung on every word of the chapter where a dog and an octopus clash. He winced, shuddered, gasped! I want more exciting animal stories that keep him on the edge of his seat. Any recommendations very appreciated. Thank you!
(PS- please, before anyone criticizes my book choice, we also discussed the incomplete representations of the two nations of Indigenous people portrayed in the book, looked at archival materials around the real Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island, and I explained what tropes are and shared some contextual historical information that Scott O’Dell left out of the fictional narrative)
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Oh I haven’t thought about that book in ages!
Maybe Because of Winn-Dixie, Shiloh or Julie and the Wolves?
The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford