Two Little Savages (Dover Children's Classics) [Paperback]

Ernest Thompson Seton (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Dover Children's Classics

Two boys build a teepee in the woods and learn how to make a fire without matches, navigate by the stars, blaze trails, read animal tracks, and perform other practical skills. A great classic by one of America's foremost nature experts, it has inspired and instructed generations of readers. 293 illustrations.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (November 24, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486209857
• ISBN-13: 978-0486209852
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #932,131 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Believe it or not,, it can be a life-shaper..., January 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Two Little Savages (Dover Children's Classics) (Paperback)

Time: Nov.30,1936. Site: my high school. The Great Depression still gripped the U.S. A classmate apparently didn't have any lunch money so he offered me the hardback version of "Two Little Savages" for 10 cents. Although that was two-thirds of my lunch money, I bought it. Result: it led me into the woods, and so changed my life that, when I retired as a journalist, I moved to this mountain farm. That book now rests on my desk next to this computer, with its date and the notation: "Bought from Franklin Ramsey for 10 cents."

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It was central in forming my attitudes toward nature., March 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Two Little Savages (Dover Children's Classics) (Paperback)

This book has an autobiographical feel, set in Ontario in the last quarter of the 19th century. It deals with the interaction between an adolescent loner "from town" and the people and environment of the back country through woodcraft, and with his growth in that context. Though it contains much of Seton's wonderful woodcraft and illustrations, it is most valuable for the story and the lessons about human nature and rural poverty (my own youth).

My mother first read it to me from a tattered hand-me-down copy in the early 1950's when I was too young to read it for myself. It shaped my attitudes toward the natural world and helped me understand my own adolescence. To me, it is probably the single most important book I ever read.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun, fascinating, thoroughly enjoyable, informative!, March 13, 1999

By 

Frank M. Lenz ([e-mail]) (Marquette, Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Two Little Savages (Hardcover)

I first read this book as a teenager, and have re-read it many times since then, discovering new levels of enjoyment as forty years have passed by. The story is set in the early or mid-1800's. Yan is the sickly city boy who goes to visit his cousin Sam in the country to recover his health. They gradually get better acquainted, making allowances for each other's differing experiences, perspectives and education. An enjoyable story and plot line unfolds, including conflict resolution, evaluating personalities, recognizing age and generation differences, and building trust. The book is absolutely filled to overflowing with fascinating woodlore information, skills and techniques, and countless drawings and sketches to explain or illustrate what the boys are discovering, doing, making or building. I have nothing but praise for this American Classic!