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Kjelgaard was born in New York City, New York on December 6, 1910. Jim's father, Carroll W. Kjelgaard, was a physician, happily married with five sons and one daughter. Kjelgaard was the fourth oldest. He and his siblings lived on a seven hundred and fifty acre farm in the Allegheny Mountains of Pennsylvania during his childhood.
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Jim Kjelgaard was a reputed American writer of juvenile fiction, young adult, and children’s literature stories. He was known for writing more than 40 standalone books and several book series, including the Chiri series, Big Red series, and the Smoky series.
- Big Red (Big Red, #1) Jim Kjelgaard, Carl Pfeuffer (Illustrator)
- Irish Red (Big Red, #2) Jim Kjelgaard.
- Outlaw Red Jim Kjelgaard.
- Snow Dog (Chiri, #1) Jim Kjelgaard.
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- July 12, 1959
- December 6, 1910
- Big Red (Big Red, #1) by Jim Kjelgaard, Carl Pfeuffer (Illustrator)
- Irish Red (Big Red, #2)
- Outlaw Red.
- Snow Dog (Chiri, #1)
Jun 1, 2011 · Jim Kjelgaard is a really great writer of dog stories set in the outdoors. "Big Red" is the first of three Irish Setter books. If you like "Big Red" the second book is "Irish Red" and the third one is "Outlaw Red". Danny lives with his father in a shack back in the mountains. They run a trap line and harvest wild honey for money.
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November 13, 2015. Big Red a wonderful book about a young man and his dog, a champion Irish Setter. Although Danny doesn't own him, it is his job to take care of Red. The book was written by Jim Kjelgaard in 1945, so the reader must picture a time when life was a little simpler.
Kjelgaard's love of nature and wildlife come through strongly in this work, whose writer has been called the ‘best novelist about nature for young readers in America’. Jim Kjelgaard (1910-1959) was born in the Pennsylvania mountains and grew up living an outdoor life with his brothers.
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