Book
The Defender
by Nicholas Kalashnikoff
- Published
- 1951
- Genre
- Fiction
- Words
- 24327
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 5.8
- AR interest level
- MG — middle grades, 4–8
- Suggested reading age
- ages 9–14
Turgen, an isolated Lamut shepherd in Siberia, befriends and protects a herd of wild mountain rams, bringing him into conflict with hunters, superstition, and the community that regards his bond with the animals with suspicion.
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9780486815695
Tags
Animals-SheepAward Winners-Newbery HonorNatural Environments-MountainsRussiaSeries: Newbery Honor Roll