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    Mr. Tucket
    Mr. Tucket
    Mr. Tucket
    Audiobook3 hours

    Mr. Tucket

    Written by Gary Paulsen

    Narrated by John Randolph Jones

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    About this audiobook

    It is 1848, and Francis Tucket is heading west on the Oregon Trail with his family. Yesterday he celebrated his 14th birthday on the tailgate of a Conestoga wagon in the foothills of the Rockies. Today, he is going to practice with his new birthday present, a Lancaster rifle. Falling far behind the wagon train, Francis loses sight of his family and is kidnapped by Pawnee Indians. Saved by a one-armed mountain man named Mr. Grimes, Francis takes off with his rescuer on a wild adventure peopled by actual historical characters, including Jim Bowie, and set against an historically-accurate background of the Old West.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateFeb 14, 2014
    ISBN9781490608501
    Mr. Tucket
    Author

    Gary Paulsen

    <P>GARY PAULSEN (1939 - 2021) wrote nearly two hundred books for young people, including the Newbery Honor Books<em> Hatchet, Dogsong,</em> and <em>The Winter Room. </em></P>

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    • 5/5
      And yet another great story and more about the author at the end. Good work man! Thanks!
    • 4/5
      Francis finds himself in trouble after lagging behind the wagon train, but then a mountain man shows up, and the fourteen year old boy finds himself growing up fast. I really enjoyed this story. It was believable, realistic, authentic, but not too graphic.
    • 5/5
      Gary Paulsen's Mr. Tucket is an exciting story of capture and escape, friendship, loyalty, and perseverance. If you love the romance of the Old West, you'll love this book. It keeps you on the edge of your seat, and you can't stop turning the pages. This book also taught me many things about the Old West that I did not know about. I would defiantly read this book to my students because I think it is very imporrtant to teach them about the Oregon Trail and the Old West and this book does it.
    • 5/5
      Francis Tucket and his family were on a wagon train to Oregon. Francis got kidnapped by indians, then he was rescued by a mountain man. The mountain man and Frances worked together catching beavers. The mountain man taught Frances a lot, but at the end of the story they parted ways and Frances went with a new wagon train to try to find his parents.Personal ReactionI usually don't care for historical fiction or westerns, but this story was a page turner. This would be a good book to introduce children to western novels. The main character, Frances Tucket, is 14, so children will be able to relate to him. I thought it was a little unrealistic how hard this boy worked though and without complaining!Classroom Extensions-I would use this as a small group book during a history unit about the Oregon Trail. Each group would read a different Gary Paulsen story, then the whole class can share what they read and compare the stories.- I could use this as a whole class book. I could read it to the class, then assign each child to read a chapter and write a summary and draw a picture. Then the children could present the story in order.
    • 5/5
      Summary: A boy, by the name of Francis Tucket, is on the Oregon Trail with his family. When he receives a rifle for his birthday he falls behind the wagon train while shooting it and is captured by Pawnees. He is rescued by a mountain man named Mr. Grimes. Through Mr. Grimes Francis learns how to ride a horse, shoot, a gun, and becomes Mr. Tucket.SR: This book is very entertaining. I brought me back to the western days and the Oregon Trial. The book had sadness, happiness, and suspense in it. It also showed you what three different Indian Tribes acted like. Highly Recommended.TR: Mr. Tucket is a fun and exciting book. This book takes the reader back in time and shows them what living with a mountain man (trapper) is like. The book shows the reader about “tough love”, perseverance, and shows the reader good morals.