Alligator Crossing

By Marjory Stoneman Douglas

Book Overview

Thirteen-year-old Henry Bunks escapes neighborhood bullies and a grim, overcrowded apartment building by spending hours exploring the canal near his Miami home. A split-second decision to stow away... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 157131640X
• ISBN13: 9781571316400
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Milkweed Editions
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.0" x 5.8"
• Age Range: 8 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 8

Customer Reviews

A world of beauty and danger

Originally published in 1959, Alligator Crossing by Marjory Stoneman Douglas (1890-1998) is an engaging novel about Henry Bunks, a thirteen-year-old boy who stows away in the boat of an outlaw alligator hunter in Florida. Henry's journey through the Everglades will take him into a world of beauty and danger, where he must rely on his own courage and resourcefulness to protect himself and the land alike. Also available in a paperback edition ... is highly recommended reading and a welcome addition to school and community library collections.