Rescue Dog of the High Pass

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  RESCUE DOG of the HIGH PASS

  _Jim Kjelgaard_

  AUTHOR OF "SWAMP CAT," ETC.

  _Illustrated by_ EDWARD SHENTON

  Jim Kjelgaard has long wanted to tell the story of the gallant dogs whohave gone out with the monks of St. Bernard Hospice to rescue travelerslost in the deep snows of the Swiss mountain passes. Unable to find thefacts, he decided to reconstruct the tale as he feels it might havebeen. The result is this very moving story of a simple mountain boy andhis devoted dog.

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  Franz Halle felt he was worthless because he could not manage booklearning, but his schoolmaster and the village pastor knew that the boyhad a priceless knowledge all his own. The kindly priest secured workfor Franz at near-by St. Bernard Hospice, helping a gentle giant of aman who made it possible for him to keep his beloved Alpine mastiff,Caesar, although the huge animal refused to earn his keep, even byturning the spit. When the scarcity of food forced Caesar's reluctantbanishment, Franz--who had joined the monks in their daily patrol of thedangerous passes--proved that where even he, with all his rare knowledgeof the ways of the blizzards, might fail, a dog could detect a manburied under an avalanche! So Franz and his brave helper initiated therescue work of the St. Bernard dogs that was to become famous throughoutthe world.

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  SWAMP CAT

  _Jim Kjelgaard_

  AUTHOR OF "DOUBLE CHALLENGE," ETC.

  _Illustrated by_ EDWARD SHENTON

  An outstanding writer about the outdoors gives us two heroes in thisfascinating book. One is a young boy who lives alone most happily on theedge of a swamp, earning his living from it. The other is,astonishingly, a black house cat. At least, Frosty started off as a citykitten, but by the time he proves his ability to survive the perils ofthe swamp wilderness and decides to share the boy's cabin with him, heis as much a part of his rugged environment as the deer, the hornedowls, and the muskrats.

  The boy decides to stock the swamp with muskrats, without realizing thatthere are other enemies besides the predatory swamp creatures in thislocation where ancient family feuds have been allowed to hang on.

  There is the very feel of the wild country in all its moods,death-dealing or life-giving, and a wonderful closeness to the sensitivefeelings and seesaw development of a boy.

  Edward Shenton's pictures are wonderful, as always.

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  JIM KJELGAARD]

  JIM KJELGAARD was born in New York City. Happily enough, he was still inthe pre-school age when his father decided to move the family to thePennsylvania mountains. There young Jim grew up among some of the besthunting and fishing in the United States. He says: "If I had pursued myscholastic duties as diligently as I did deer, trout, grouse, squirrels,etc., I might have had better report cards!"

  Jim Kjelgaard has worked at various jobs--trapper, teamster, guide,surveyor, factory worker and laborer. When he was in the late twentieshe decided to become a full-time writer. He has succeeded in his wish.He has published several hundred short stories and articles and quite afew books for young people.

  His hobbies are hunting, fishing, dogs, and questing for new stories. Hetells us: "Story hunts have led me from the Atlantic to the Pacific andfrom the Arctic Circle to Mexico City. Stories, like gold, are where youfind them. You may discover one three thousand miles from home or, as in_The Spell of the White Sturgeon_, right on your own door step." And headds: "I am married to a very beautiful girl and have a teen-agedaughter. Both of them order me around in a shameful fashion, but I canstill boss the dog! We live in Phoenix, Arizona."

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  RESCUE DOG OF THE HIGH PASS