George, Jean Craighead

A homework pack that contains book and audio versions of "My Side of the Mountain," in which a young boy tells of his adventures living alone in the Catskill Mountains for a year, discussing his struggle for survival, his dependence on nature, his animal friends, and his ultimate realization that he needs human companionship; and includes a student worksheet and teacher's guide.

Describes the reemergence of the buffalo from near extinction in the United States and traces their history in connection with cowboys, Teddy Roosevelt, and the Native Americans of the plains.

A grandmother explains to her granddaughter how the arrival of winter brings changes in nature and the earth's creatures, and how the return of spring and summer will bring more changes.

A young boy runs away from home to live in the wild on the site that used to be his grandfather's farm.

As she grows through the first years of her life in the Catskill Mountains of New York, a peregrine falcon called Frightful interacts with various humans, including the boy who raised her, a falconer who rescues her, and several unscrupulous poachers, as well as with many animals that are part of the area's ecological balance.

Describes how dogs communicate with people through their behavior and sounds and explains how to talk back to them using sounds, behavior, and body language.