[.ca] Big Red (ISBN 0553154346)

IT WAS GREAT!! A DOUBLE READER:
This was a great book, I have read it multiple times and will most likely read it again. If you like nature and dog books read BIG READ

Big Red Book Review:
The book Big Red is filled with excitement and an unbreakable love between a dog and a boy named Danny. Danny is a fur trapper who lives on Indian owned land called the Wintapi. Danny quickly falls in love with his next door neighbor Mr. Haggins' dog named Red, an Irish setter. Red and Danny become great friends and go to a dog show together. But unfortunately they lose the dog show because they didn't practice enough. Red and Danny both benefited from the quality time they spend together. Mr. Haggin and Danny discuss that they have another problem that they must focus on more than the dog show. A Grizzly bear named Old Majesty, who has been feared for many generations, has been eating Mr. Haggins' bulls and sheep. Danny and Mr. Haggin have to find a way to kill or get rid of Old Majesty with help from Red. Danny then figures out that Red is the only weapon that they have to put Old Majesty at bay so they can get a clean shot at him. Red is trained to be an attack dog and they teach him to obey Danny and his other trainer Mr. Haggin. Danny trains Red to be the most fearsome Irish setter on the whole Wintapi land by teaching him to hunt rabbits and moles in the yard. Danny is a risk-taker because he went out with Red and even though he was scared; he stuck to his plan to kill Old Majesty and didn't travel aside it. He had one goal and that was to get rid of the bear that was causing the land so much turmoil. Overall, this is a book of great courage and great love shown by Danny and Red. The moral of this book is to not be scared of what you have never been through, but to think things through, set your goals and pursue them. Even though Danny was scared he had the courage to pursue his goal. This book shows what it is like to be a risk-taker and I hope that everyone can take risks but only after thinking them out.

A great new ending, the dog doesn't die:
You'd think that this book is the same as all other dog stories, a kid and his dog go roaming the woods and having adventures, and the dog dies some tradgic death at the end. Not this story. Other than one part, the story is about the same as any other dog story. THE DOG DOESN"T DIE. During the story, some showdog helps a trapper kid in his trapping, and helps the kid in his "quest" to kill some big bear named Old Magesty. The book is pretty good, but it gets a little boring at the beginning. The book is pretty cool, so buy it and remember that the dog doesn't die.

A classic tale of a boy and his dog:
I read this book in 9th grade, about 15 years ago, and am purchasing it to read to my daughters. If you love dogs, and have ever felt that special bond with a dog, you will enjoy this book. The writing is about a 6th grade level, so it is an easy read. I would recommend most of Jim Kjelgaard's books - although they are all very similar in form and structure.

A Really Great Book:
This was one of the best books I ever read. This book is about a 17 year old boy named Danny Pickett. He lives with his dad near a mountain. They each have been trappers all their lives and are pretty poor. The land that they live on is owned by a very rich man named Mr. Haggin. He has a very, very smart dog named Red because he has long red hair. He is a show dog and it is a dog like Danny has always wanted. One day Mr. Haggin asks Danny if he wants to go to one of Red's dog shows in New York and care for Red from then on. Danny's dreams have come true. Danny makes Red a hunting dog and they have lots of adventures together.