The film is based upon the 1956 newbery honorwinning book of the same name by fred gipson. Old yeller by fred gipson meet your next favorite book. Since its publication in 1956, old yeller has won countless awards, including the 1957 newbery honor. Strong and courageous, old yeller proved that he could protect traviss family from any sort of danger. Old yeller is a 1957 american drama film produced by walt disney. Old yeller by fred gipson scholastic books for kids. His father is leaving for abilene on a trip to drive cattle for money, and travis will be left to man their home until his father returns. A teenage boy grows to love a stray yellow dog while helping his mother and younger brother run their texas homestead while their father is away on a cattle drive. Old yeller is a dog you will forever remember violence has some old fashioned western action like animal attacks, chasing, rock throwing, rifles and gun shots, injuries of both humans and animals. But he sure was clever, and a smart dog could be a big help on the wild texas frontier, especially with papa away on a long cattle drive up to abilene. The book details how travis, a teenage boy, becomes attached to old yeller, a stray dog that takes up at his familys ranch. Old yeller is a coming of age story about a boy named travis and his family living in salt lick, texas in the 1860s.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Old yeller is a 1956 childrens novel written by fred gipson and illustrated by carl burger. Parents need to know that old yeller is a classic 1950s tearjerker about love and loss between a frontier family and a dog. Main idea inferences text analysis character traits context clues cause and effect summary.
In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. The big, ugly, yellow dog showed up out of nowhere one night. The storys dramatic climax stays in many readers minds long after the last page is turned. Old yeller whole book test 65 questions choose the correct answer for each question. Originally published in 1956 to instant acclaim, old yeller later inspired a hit film from walt disney. The other meant that when he opened his head, the sound he let out came closer to being a yell than a bark. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. The big, ugly, yellow dog showed up out of nowhere one night and stole a whole side of hanging pork, and when travis went for him the next morning that dog started yelling. One part meant that his short hair was a dingy yellow, a color that we called yeller in those days. Old yeller by fred gipson paperback book the parent store. In his fight with a mad wolf, old yeller is believed to. His father is leaving for abilene on a trip to drive cattle for money, and travis will be.
Old yeller kindle edition by gipson, fred, steven polson. With old yeller, fred gipson secured his place as one of the finest novelists in america. Old yeller helps the family survive many close calls. Join travis and the settlers of salt licks as they battle through the hardest of times in old yeller izzymcq fri 5 aug 2011 07. The stray dog was ugly, and a thieving rascal, too.
Old yeller novel study unit by differentiated teaching. Thats what i truly love about these older 1900s films, theyre so good and you never have to worry about inappropriate content. Buy old yeller 1st harpertrophy ed by gipson, fred isbn. When a novel like huckleberry finn, or the yearling comes along, it defies customary adjectives because of the intensity of the response it evokes in the reader. Old yeller ends up saving the life not only of travis from wild hogs but also of mama and lisbeth bud searcys granddaughter, who is left at the farm to help mama while travis recovers from his wounds. The very first pages of old yeller identify the setting as salt lick, texas, hill country six hundred miles south of abilene, kansas, during the late 1860s. The book was published to instant acclaim and has become one of the most beloved childrens classics ever written. When his father sets out on a cattle drive toward kansas for the summer, fourteenyearold travis coates is left to take care of his family and. The dog is named both for his dingy yellow coat yeller as pronounced in the southern accent that permeates the narrative and his bark, which sounds more. Just as old yeller inevitably makes his way into the coates familys hearts, this book will find its own special place in readers hearts. Christie is famed for her detective stories, many of which feature the egotistical belgian detective hercule poirot or the english village spinstersleuth jane marple.
Old yeller is a coming of age novel set in 1860s texas that details the relationship between the coates family, especially the 14yearold son, travis, and a stray dog named old yeller. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. Old yeller harperclassics paperback december 23, 2003. At first, travis couldnt stand the sight of old yeller. The storys dramatic climax stays in many readers minds long after the last page is. Agatha christie books, author biography, and reading level. To learn more about this fatal illness, check out this site the mother in the story tries to protect young arliss, from some of the ugly reality they must face as well as the consequences of letting his imagination run wild.
Reading practice, literacy skills, vocabulary practice. It is about a boy and a stray dog in postcivil war texas. Young travis coates is left to take care of the family ranch with his mother and younger brother while. Set in the late 1860s in texas, the story is about travis and his best friend, his dog, old yeller. Gipson also cowrote the screenplay along with william tunberg. In 1957, walt disney released a film adaptation starring tommy kirk, fess parker, dorothy mcguire, kevin corcoran, jeff york, and beverly washburn. Stapled wrapper with picture of tonny kirk and old yeller on the front cover and an ad for walt disney hats on the rear cover. When his father leaves for a cattle drive, he puts travis in charge of the ranch, his mother, and his younger brother, arliss. Vertical crease on the front cover, some minor rubbing to edges, with a small section of colour lost at the foreedge of the front cover and a 15mm tear from the upper edge of the rear cover. It has characters hunting with rifles, and fierce battles between old yeller and various wild animals that could be too intense for younger viewers. A timeless american classic and one of the most beloved childrens books ever written, old yeller is a newbery honor book that explores the poignant and unforgettable bond between a boy and the stray dog who becomes his loyal friend.
Travis coates is a 14yearold boy, left alone to protect his mother and younger brother on his familys 19thcentury texas homestead. Plus, if you send me a gmail and tell me the climax of old yeller and i will give you two extra credit points. Like many young readers, old yeller was the first book that made me cry from the bottom of my heart. When his father sets out on a cattle drive toward kansas for the summer, fourteenyearold travis coates is left to take care. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Old yeller printables, classroom activities, teacher. Your contribution will help us to provide free books and literacy resources to children across the nation. At first, travis hates the dog, but eventually grows to love and rely on him.
Agatha christie 18901976, english novelist and playwright. Travis is fourteen years old and yearns to be a man. The story of a heroic dog who becomes part of the family, but meets a. Take our free old yeller quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. The title is taken from the name of the yellow dog who is the center of the books story.