Project Gutenberg 2010-11-28 Public domain in the USA. 114 Kjelgaard, Jim 1910 1959 Kjelgaard, James Arthur Elgard, Jim Shenton, Edward 1895 1977 58010336 Rescue Dog of the High Pass Produced by Greg Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Rescue Dog of the High Pass" by Jim Kjelgaard is a novel written in the mid-20th century. This engaging tale focuses on a young boy named Franz Halle and his loyal dog, an Alpine mastiff named Caesar, as they navigate the challenges of life in the mountainous Swiss Alps. Set against the backdrop of the St. Bernard Hospice, the story delves into themes of personal worth, companionship, and the bravery of rescue dogs that help save travelers lost in the snow. The opening of the book introduces Franz, who struggles with traditional academic subjects but possesses a profound understanding of the forest and mountains that surround him. Although he feels worthless compared to his classmates, he finds solace in his bond with Caesar. As winter approaches, their lives take a pivotal turn when Franz is offered the chance to work at the St. Bernard Hospice, where he hopes to contribute meaningful work alongside Caesar, who proves his worth as a rescue dog. The narrative sets the stage for a heartwarming exploration of courage and the capabilities of both boy and dog in the face of nature's formidable challenges. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/34466/34466-h/images/cover.jpg en Mountain life -- Alps -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 189343 189353 2024-09-14T12:12:31.661919 2023-09-15T07:09:14.770152 text/html text/html 187760 2021-01-07T06:37:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1026760 2021-01-07T06:37:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1091927 2024-09-14T12:12:36.113902 application/epub+zip 1093266 2024-09-14T12:12:32.669969 application/epub+zip 139729 2024-09-14T12:12:32.162924 application/epub+zip 1167961 2024-09-14T12:12:38.892892 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1140604 2024-09-14T12:12:35.583903 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 188501 2022-09-15T15:53:53.559093 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 159282 159199 2024-09-14T12:12:31.052890 2023-09-15T07:09:14.259187 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 159195 2021-01-07T06:37:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 59829 2021-01-07T06:37:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 159187 2021-01-07T06:37:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 59815 2021-01-07T06:37:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20829 2024-09-14T12:12:39.034847 application/rdf+xml 32406 2024-09-14T12:12:32.253921 image/jpeg 5355 2024-09-14T12:12:32.208913 image/jpeg 1032170 2024-09-14T12:12:31.714896 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia