Old Yeller
 

Old Yeller (Perennial Classics)

by Fred Gipson, Steven Polson

Set in the rough wilderness of early frontier Texas, Old Yeller is the timeless tale of a boy left in charge of his family's farm, and the big yellow dog who helps him with his many responsibilities. (read review)

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Overview: Amazon Reviews

This Book is GREAT Buy it NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • Rated 4 stars
Reviewed by an Amazon user, December 14, 2006
The book Old Yeller is about a boy named Travis and he was left in charge of the farm and duties while Pa went on a cattle drive to Kansas. One random day a stray dog showed up at Travis's and wrecked a fence. When Travis found out about what the dog did he wanted to shoot the dog, but Little-Arliss wouldnt let him. At the time Travis didnt want a dog he wanted a horse. Soon to find out he fell in love with the stray and named it Old Yeller. Old Yeller helped out a lot around the farm. He helped watch out for raccoons in the corn fields, he also saved Travis from wild hogs. One day a man came to the cabin to claim Old Yeller. When the man found out where Pa was and how Old Yeller really helped the family he let them keep the dog. Later on in the story Old Yeller gets sick. To find out how he got sick, what has to happen to the dog in the end, if Pa comes home, and to read all the adventures of Old Yeller, Travis, Little-Arliss and the family...Read Old Yeller. I highly recomend it!!!!!!
Roberto's Review
  • Rated 5 stars
Reviewed by an Amazon user, December 1, 2006
The story Old Yeller by Fred Gipson is a realistic fiction book. It tells about a fourteen year old boy named Travis who was left in charge of his family and the farm while his papa was away on a cattle drive. One day an old yeller dog shows up and steals some meat and wrecks the fence. At first Travis is ready to shoot the dog, but his little brother didn't let him. Travis really wanted a horse not a big ugly slick-haired yeller dog with a chewed off ear and a stub tail. Travis comes to love and depend on Old Yeller. They work together keeping up with the farm and watching out for raccoons in the corn patch. Old Yeller saves Travis from wild hogs. Can Travis do the same for his best friend? Read the story to find out.
I enjoyed reading this book and I recommend it to anyone who is a dog lover. Also, this story proves that a dog is a man's best friend. Finally, the book Old Yeller taught me a lesson that you shouldn't judge things by the way they look.
The Stray Dog
  • Rated 5 stars
Reviewed by an Amazon user, November 30, 2006
If you like reading about a dog who has been found by a family that lives in a cabin, then you should read Old Yeller. This is a book that's marvelous, pretty, and awesome. The nature in the book is so pretty that I would be able to live there. The people in the book sounded like they were back in the seventy's really does. Almost everything that I've read was awesome. To me, I'd read it again. Also, the dog in the book sounded like he was the families owner.
The Stray Dog
  • Rated 5 stars
Reviewed by an Amazon user, November 30, 2006
If you like reading about a dog who has been found by a family that lives in a cabin, then you should read Old Yeller. This is a book that's marvolous, pretty, and awesome. The nature in the book is so pretty that I would be able to live there. The people in the book sounded like they were back in the sevendy's.It really does. Almost everything that i've read was awesome. To me, I'd read it again. Also, the dog in the book sounded like he was the families owner.
This book is GREAT. BUY IT NOW!!
  • Rated 5 stars
Reviewed by an Amazon user, October 25, 2006
This book was very good!!! It was about a dog helping a family. So just sit back while i tell you about it. Old yeller was a big help to the family while pa was gone. He helped Travis with everything. While pa was gone Travis had to do everything his dad did befor he left. He had to mild the cows, get the hogs, do the crops, help the chickens and everything else. Old Yeller was good at doing all of this. But one day a guy came to the door to clame Old Yeller. But the guy decided that the family needed Ol Yeller since pa was gone and that Travis was oly thirteen. So Ma fixed the guy a good supper for letting them keep old yeller. Travis was very happy about this. Over the time old Yeller and Travis had come very closer to each other.
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