From the Pigeon Post essay of March 22, 2009 of the same name.
This book list is divided into three sections:
(1) Picture Books
(2) Books for Independent Readers
(3) Young Adults
The list begins below with Picture Books, but you can use the following link to skip directly to the Independent Readers or the Young Adults sections.
Go to books for Independent Readers
Go to books for Young Adults
Picture Books
Independent Reader
Young Adult
This book list is divided into three sections:
(1) Picture Books
(2) Books for Independent Readers
(3) Young Adults
The list begins below with Picture Books, but you can use the following link to skip directly to the Independent Readers or the Young Adults sections.
Go to books for Independent Readers
Go to books for Young Adults
Picture Books
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Harold and the Purple Crayon written and illustrated by Crockett Johnson Highly Recommended |
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Silver Packages by Cynthia Rylant and illustrated by Chris K. Soentpiet Highly Recommended |
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All the Way to Lhasa written and illustrated by Barbara Helen Berger Recommended |
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The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree by Gloria Houston and illustrated by Barbara Cooney Recommended |
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Mountain Dance written and illustrated by Thomas Locker Recommended |
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Maxwell's Mountain by Shari Becker and illustrated by Nicole E. Wong Suggested |
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Tiger of the Snows by Robert Burleigh and illustrated by Ed Young Suggested |
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Mountains of Tibet written and illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein Suggested |
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Sally Goes to the Mountains written and illustrated by Stephen Huneck Suggested |
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Henry Climbs a Mountain by D. B. Johnson Suggested |
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Amber on the Mountain by Tony Johnston and illustrated by Robert Duncan Suggested |
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Ming Lo Moves the Mountain written and illustrated by Arnold Lobel Suggested |
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Blue Moon Mountain by Geraldine McCaughrean and illustrated by Nicki Palin and Tomislav Tomic Suggested |
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The Snow Leopard by Jackie Morris Suggested |
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The Sun, the Wind and the Rain by Lisa Westberg Peters and illustrated by Ted Rand Suggested |
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Planet Earth by Leonie Pratt and illustrated by Andy Tudor and Tim Haggerty Suggested |
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Mountains by Seymour Simon Suggested |
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Wild Places by Angela Wilkes and illustrated by Peter Dennis Suggested |
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How Mountains Are Made by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld and illustrated by James Graham Hale Suggested |
Independent Reader
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My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George Highly Recommended |
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Heidi by Johanna Spyri and illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith Highly Recommended |
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The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning and illustrated by Kate Greenaway Recommended |
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Ida Early Comes over the Mountain by Robert Burch Recommended |
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The Bears on Hemlock Mountain by Alice Dalgliesh and illustrated by Helen Sewell Recommended |
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The Secret of Skull Mountain by Franklin W. Dixon Recommended |
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Frightful's Mountain by Jean Craighead George Recommended |
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On the Far Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George Recommended |
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Dogsong by Gary Paulsen Recommended |
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When I Was Young in the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant and illustrated by Diane Goode Recommended |
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Banner in the Sky by James Ramsey Ullman Recommended |
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Mary on Horseback by Rosemary Wells Recommended |
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Wish You Well by David Baldacci Suggested |
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High as a Hawk by T. A. Barron and illustrated by Ted Lewin Suggested |
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Secret of the Andes by Ann Nolan Clark and Jean Charlot Suggested |
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Over the Mountains by Michael Collier Suggested |
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Lost on a Mountain in Maine by Donn Fendler Suggested |
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Princess Academy by Shannon Hale Suggested |
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The Forgotten Door by Alexander Key Suggested |
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The Contest by Gordon Korman Suggested |
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To the Top! by Sydelle Kramer and illustrated by Thomas Lapadula Suggested |
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Christy by Catherine Marshall Suggested |
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The Snow Leopard by Peter Matthiessen Suggested |
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The Fear Place by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Suggested |
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The Haymeadow by Gary Paulsen Suggested |
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Mystery on Everest by Audrey Salkeld Suggested |
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Blind Mountain by Jane Resh Thomas Suggested |
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The Donner Party by Roger Wachtel Suggested |
Young Adult
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Endurance by Alfred Lansing Highly Recommended |
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The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann Recommended |
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Miracle in the Andes by Nando Parrado Recommended |
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Alive by Piers Paul Read Recommended |
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The Mountains of My Life by Walter Bonatti and Robert Marshall Suggested |
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High Exposure by David Breashears Suggested |
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My Life As an Explorer by Sven Anders Hedin and Lisa Thomas Suggested |
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Eiger Dreams by Jon Krakauer Suggested |
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Between A Rock And A Hard Place by Aron Ralston Suggested |
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Peak by Roland Smith Suggested |
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