My Side of the Mountain

Level 4 · Advanced ReadersUS Grade 5Lexile 810LAR (ATOS) 5.2 · Newbery Honor (1960)

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Subject Personalities

The real-world subjects this novel study leans into — the depth behind every Knowledge Bank and reading passage.

PRIMARY LENS

🔥 Wilderness Survival

Fire, foraging, shelter, and enduring winter — the real skills and forest ecology behind Sam’s self-reliant year.

SUPPORTING

🦅 The Peregrine & Falconry

Earth’s fastest animal and the ancient art of training a bird of prey — Sam’s bond with Frightful.

SUPPORTING

⚖️ Solitude, Nature & Society

The Thoreau tradition, living off the grid, and the pull between wildness and belonging.

8-Part Novel Study

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PT1

Part 1 · Chapters 1–3

Snug in the Tree • Leaving the City • The First Fire

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PT2

Part 2 · Chapters 4–6

Finding the Farm • Food from the Forest • Foraging

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PT3

Part 3 · Chapters 7–9

The Cliff Climb • Training Frightful • A Boy and His Falcon

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PT4

Part 4 · Chapters 10–12

The Hemlock Home • Wild Neighbors • The Web of Life

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PT5

Part 5 · Chapters 13–15

Meeting Bando • A Second Father • Solitude & Company

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PT6

Part 6 · Chapters 16–18

Ready for Winter • The Long Dark • Surviving the Cold

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PT7

Part 7 · Chapters 19–20

The Wild Boy Story • The World Comes In • Off the Grid

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PT8

Part 8 · Chapters 21–22

Father on the Mountain • The Family Arrives • Wildness & Society

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Garden Heights