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Jim Kjelgaard


(James Arthur Kjelgaard)
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James Arthur Kjelgaard was an American author of young adult literature.

Born in New York City, New York, Jim Kjelgaard is the author of more than forty novels, the most famous of which is 1945's "Big Red." It sold 225,000 copies by 1956 and was made into a 1962 Walt Disney film with the same title, Big Red. His books were primarily about dogs and wild animals, often with animal protagonists and told from the animal's point of view.

Jim Kjelgaard committed suicide in 1959, after suffering for several years from chronic pain and depression.
 

Genres: Children's Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
 
Series
Big Red
   1. Big Red (1945)
   2. Irish Red (1951)
   3. Outlaw Red (1953)
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Novels
   Forest Patrol (1941)
   Rebel Siege (1943)
   Buckskin Brigade (1947)
   Snow Dog (1948)
   Kalak of the Ice (1949)
   A Nose for Trouble (1949)
   Chip the Dam Builder (1950)
   Wild Trek (1950)
   The Explorations of Pierre Marquette (1951)
   Fire-hunter (1951)
   Trailing Trouble (1952)
   The Coming of the Mormons (1953)
   The Spell of the White Sturgeon (1953)
   Cracker Barrel Trouble Shooter (1954)
   Haunt Fox (1954)
   Lion Hound (1955)
   The Lost Wagon (1955)
   Desert Dog (1956)
   Trading Jeff and His Dog (1956)
   Double Challenge (1957)
   Swamp Cat (1957)
   We Were There At The Oklahoma Land Run (1957)
   Wildlife Cameraman (1957)
   Wolf Brother (1957)
   The Black Fawn (1958)
   The Land Is Bright (1958)
   Rescue Dog of the High Pass (1958)
   The Story of Geronimo (1958)
   Hi Jolly! (1959)
   Stormy (1959)
   Boomerang Hunter (1960)
   The Duck-footed Hound (1960)
   Ulysses and His Woodland Zoo (1960)
   Tigre (1961)
   Hidden Trail (1962)
   Two Dogs & a Horse (1964)
   Furious Moose of the Wilderness (1965)
   Cochise, Chief of Warriors (1966)
   Dave and His Dog , Mulligan (1966)
   Coyote Song (1969)
   Rebel Horse (1980)
   Stromy (1983)
   The Hunter Returns (1991) (with David Drake)
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Collections
   Fawn In The Forest (1962)
   Dog Stories (1970)
     aka Teen-age Dog Stories
   Big Red and Other Great Dog Stories (1977)
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Anthologies edited
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