Where the Red Fern Grows

by Wilson Rawls
Pulished by Yearling ( imprint of Random House Children's Books)
Copyright 1961

Summary: A boy and his two dogs adventure into the hunting grounds of the Cherokee country.

Strengths: It is such a heart warming story. It is very easy to read and sparked my interest being an animal lover, especially for my love of dogs. The length of the chapters was perfect: it wasn't too long or too short.

Concerns: The chapters did not have titles but roman numerals. Roman Numerals make it hard to find out what chapter you are on. Maybe if it did not want to have chapter titles, to have numbers for the chapters and not roman numerals. Also, the print is small that it is hard to read.

Age level: Upper(5-6)

Classroom Use: Teaches that animals are part of the family since they are very protective creatures and love you unconditionally just like parents and siblings.