my side of the mountain by jean craighead george

Theses are magnets and we explore each one we come upon. Some near the surface have caved in, leaving gaping sink holes in the land. The Adirondacks rise like a jagged blue cutout in the far distance, and off to the right Outlet Falls shoots out over the ledge and spins a white trail to the rocks below.”Īnother one where you learn so much about these mountains and surroundings: “The Helderbergs are made up of layers of limestone and shale, through which underground streams and rivers have carved miles of caverns. stretching out before us lie mountains, villages, rivers. The writing is beautiful as he describes the mountains. You draw an east-west line between the 2 stones, then North-South”.

After about an hour you put another stone on the end of the new position of the stick’s shadow. To make one, you pound a stick in the ground and put a stone at the end of its shadow. We make these when we travel to strange forests.

Here is one on a sun compass that we plan to build next week when we go camping. It also has great little teaching moments. I loved this quote: “ Living with nature teaches you to give”. My kids have been captivated by the stories from Sam and how he is able to sleep, eat, hunt and enjoy the wild and all through the journey he teaches us so much about nature.

It’s the journey of Sam Gribley who leaves home to live in the Catskill mountains for 1 year. We have completed the 1st two books and are on the 3rd. I am reading this trilogy with my kids and its such an amazing adventure – for kids and adults alike.

My side of the mountain by jean craighead george