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The Incredible Journey By Alissa Schafer January, 26, 2009 This book is called the Incredible Journey, it is published by Bantam Doubleday, the chapter were on is chapter two. This story id an adventured type story it has one hundred, forty five pages, it has one picture per chapter these pictures are not in colour they are in black and white, there are eleven pictures the pictures relate to what is happening in the chapter. This journey takes place in a par t of Canada which lies in the north-western part of the great sprawling province of Ontario. This journey happens early in the summery morning. The characters in this story are, Mrs. Oaks, Bert, Mr. Long ridge, Peter, Elizabeth and the animals, Siamese cat the bull terrier and young dog. The part with the most action is the parts were the animals had token off for their journey. What happened was the old bull terrier was too old to be traveling in the wild country roads and bushes but they went, the dogs and the cat were wandering after the car that had their owner in it. They ran after it but the car was just to fast for their little speed, they had to stop and rest awhile as they did so they regained their strength. The problem in this story is not solved because the old dog was too old to make much further while he was lying on the ground he became unconscious for a bit but he woke, all the animals were unsure of what to do. In this chapter the best part is when the dogs and the cat took for a long journey to follow their master, when Mrs. Oaks came the animals were not at sound and this worried her that they were nowhere to be seen then Mrs. Oaks found the letter that she thought had said that Mr. Long ridge had took the animals with him. The part in this book that I disliked the most was when the old dog had started to power down from his actual life it was disappointing but he actually lived through his crisis of life and death. The Incredible Journey chapter 4 By: Alissa Schafer January, 28, 2009 The book were reading is called the Incredible Journey and were on chapter 4. This story is an adventure like story. The publisher of this story is Bantam Doubleday. Printed in the United States of America, March 1996. Sheila Burnford wrote this book copyright Sheila Burnford 1960 1961. There are one hundred forty five pages in this book and were on page forty five. There are eleven pictures in this book there is one per chapter. And the pictures are black and white. The people and animals in this story are the old dog Bodger, the Siamese cat Tao and the young Labrador luath and the ojibway people. All this conflict happens on the edge of the road, then they came upon a camp that had people and two little boys and they fed them because they were starving. The time this happened was during the night. The mood of this story is very tiring, hunger, and pain. The problem in this story is the animals are hungry and want to find food and home. The plan of this adventure is the dogs and the cat need to find their home and to find at least some food to survive their mistaken journey the old dog is getting to beaten to try and make it, but he’s gona give it all he can to at least make it back to their rightful home. The point of this story is the animals need to find hope of living, surviving the wild out doors. The message the author is probably trying to tell us is that leaving home when your not suppose to is a bad idea because you might end up getting hurt, lost or even get killed out in the wilderness. But the animals are surviving through their dangers and hungers. The part of this book that I disliked was when old bodger just about got killed by that young bear cub until the Siamese cat came in and attacked the bear, then the mother bear came in and the cat scared her off to. The part of it that I liked was when they found those people and they fed them to me it was like they were very happy that they were by humans again.

The Incredible Journey Chapter 6 Alissa February, 10, 2009 This part of the story is kind of like action type. We are on chapter seven. This book is called The Incredible Journey. The book is by Sheila Burnford, published by Bantam Doubleday. There is one picture per chapter and describes what the story is going to be, there are also eleven pictures in this book. The copyright is 1960, 1961 by Sheila Burnford. Copyright renewed in 1988, by Jonquil graves, Juliet Pin and Peronelle Robbins. The characters in this story are Reino, Nurmi, and his wife, Tao, Bodger and Luath. This whole story takes place in Ontario in the forest (trees in a cluster out in the wild). This story happens in the past (a stove out side, big crops (gardens), log houses today our houses are made different). The mood is very heart breaking then it goes happy then it becomes sad. Luath lost sight of Tao and then Tao got stuck between two rocks. Reino came and saw the strange looking creature then her family came and they all decided to take him home and save his poor little life, they did save him. Tao now has a place were he can get fed and has a warm place to sleep but he does not want to live here he wants to go back to his companions. Tao leaves them, the little girl was sad but she new he didn’t need her love anymore. Tao begins his journey to find his buddies, but when he left he looked back at the girl to let her know he was going to be alright. The best part of this book was when the girl rescued Tao from drowning and getting eaten by anything that comes around. The worst part of this book was when the dogs and the cat got separated from each other and the cat was drowned and held between two rocks. The Incredible Journey Chapter 7 Alissa February, 19, 2009 This part of the story would be action. The chapter were on is chapter seven. The book is called The Incredible Journey. It’s by Sheila Burnford, published by Bantam Doubleday. This book has one picture per chapter; this picture here is the dogs capturing a porcupine. Copyright in 1960, 1961 by Sheila Burnford, copyright renewed in 1988 by Jonquil Graves, Juliet Pin, and Peronelle Robbins. In this part of the story there are only the two dogs Bodger and Luath. This story is still in the forest (trees all around). This story is also still in the past but the days are moving forward. The mood is lonely and they want something that has disappeared on them. Bodger and Luath were finding food but it is hard for them to find their food because of their keen sight. Bodger and Luath want their friend to come back because of the cat is usually the one to track and then kill their dinner or any meal in sight Tao so the one who helps the dogs from starving and dyeing. Now the dogs have to find their own way threw this jumble of things they need to catch their own food. Luath was trying and he caught a chicken, then a farmer’s dog came and started to fight with him but Luath sent him home leaking blood and wounded around his neck. Bodger and Luath they want to find Tao because their lonely, starving and they need him more then anything. Tao was their hunter and their companion. The best part of this story was when the dogs were looking for food. The worst part of this story is them being so lonely without the cat.