The Incredible Journey

Enjoyed by the entire family as a read aloud if you enjoy books that use wonderful and detailed descriptions with no dumbing down for children then this book is for you! The season is the Fall, the area is Ontario, Canada. Meet John Longridge, a writer, who has been animal sitting for the last 8 months for a professor friend of his who had to go overseas on an assignment. The three animals in his care are: >Tao, a Siamese cat >Bodger, an old, white English Bull Terrier >Luath, a young Labrador Retriever John is heading to his brother's cabin a couple hundred miles away. Leaving a note as well as talking with his housekeeper Mrs. Oakes, all is arranged for her to look after the animals until he returns. Unfortunately Tao knocks the paperweight in the night dislodging the second sheet of paper which ends up in the fire. The next morning, Luath takes the initiative to head home to his master. Will the others follow? Mrs. Oakes believes that the animals have gone with John so no one is worried about them. Heading west, Tao is able to catch his own food. Bodger is too old and weakness soon occurs. What will happen? Luath has been bred to only retrieve and not harm. Will the hunger finally take over? This is truly a story of an INCREDIBLE JOURNEY! Unlike some books where the author has the animals talking there is none of that in this book. We see the relationship/bond the three have between them but that is it. This book is 11 chapters and the animals truly face some very difficult dangers along with the odd unexpected kindness here and there. FANTASTIC! Highly recommend. Our 13, 10 and 7 year old loved it as did I. I purchased this book for my Kindle. I was not required to write a review but chose to do so. Thanks, Liz

This was one of the summer reading books. It had a great heartwarming story and it wasn't too long (That can be a frequent question asked). It was easily comprehensible and made for easy annotating. Would definitely recommend!

My granddaughter was so excited for this book. I’d given her that with another item for her birthday at school and she took that book right with her back to the classroom.

I read this book as a girl in the early-70s, and was in love with the story. Jump ahead 40 years and I am enjoying helping my kids do reports on the book after they read it. It tells the story of a cat and two dogs who journey hundreds of miles to find their human family. On the way they face all kinds of adventures and dangers, and learn that together they are stronger than each of them is alone. They motivate each other to continue on the hard journey, protect and care of each other, and by the end of the journey they are totally bonded. This book was also made into a Disney movie which I enjoyed as a kid, but as always the book is better than the movie. I love seeing classic books from my childhood still being read and enjoyed by children today. The stories are timeless and teach lessons about love, devotion, honesty and bravery. Some other books like this one that your older child (8-12 yrs) might enjoy are Island of the Blue Dolphins, My Side Of The Mountain, Where the Red Fern Grows, Shiloh, Charlotte's Web, Hatchet, Because Of Winn Dixie, Gentle Ben, Julie Of The Wolves, Incident At Hawk's Hill, The Yearling, Black Beauty, The Call Of The Wild, Wind In The Willows, and Bambi.

When I was a small girl my dad read this to me my dad was a big manly man he never cried but when he read the last couple of pages to me tears silently went down his face. Im reading this to my granddaughter now and the same th8ng is happening. Thank you for the wonderful read.

I loved reading this book with my 9 old. He learned a lot about the reality that animals can experience. He expressed a lot of love for the trio.

Highly recommend this story for adults and children alike. It’s a brief but sweet, inspiring tale. Perfect for a summer read.

A touching story of three animal friends, surviving together in the wilderness while trying to find their way back to their loving family. A sassy Siamese cat has great hunting skills and defensive instincts over her two canine companions; an old bull terrier and young labrador. They each bring a much needed skill to traveling alone and fending for themselves. Without reveling to much of the story line, they have adventures and scary moments so well written you want to jump in and help them! When they meet the Ojibway, it's the first of many helpful events. This is an excellent read for young and young at heart.

Searched for a copy of this book for a while, found it randomly one day while searching for another book. Arrived quickly. Came as described.

This was a lovely book to read and worth the buy.

Lo compré por error. La edición que realmente quería era la edición juvenil. Mi profesora me lo indicó mal. Lo he empezado a leer pero lo abandoné enseguida.

Het verhaal en deze editie zijn top! Maar als je dit boek graag wil, koop hem dan niet bij Paper Cavalier NL. Het tweedehands boek dat ik bij ze heb gekocht stond als "heel goed" beschreven. Maar daar ben ik het niet mee eens. Het boek is aardig beschadigd. Ik zal hier nooit meer een boek kopen. Het mag dan een wat zeldzamer boek zijn. Maar deze is in mijn ogen geen 37 euro waard.

A very readable, engrossing and interesting story made like a true life incident by the wonderful way of story telling. Drawn towards the book through the motion picture based on the same book.