It is an expansion of a 9,000-word article by Krakauer on Chris McCandless titled "Death of an Innocent", which appeared in the January 1993 issue of Outside. But there are so many better written books with better themes for this age range! Need better ideas?Ĭheck out this list of Books about Talking Animals if your children love animals.Into the Wild is a 1996 non-fiction book written by Jon Krakauer.
#WARRIORS INTO THE WILD BOOK SERIES#
Is the Warriors series the worst book your child could be reading? No. It’s not simply that there’s violence it’s that these books primarily run on battle fumes. Warriors misses the mark on appropriateness for its intended young audience due to pervasive violence. There’s stilted language and lack of a unified style. The multiple authors technique seem to correlate with poor plots and even worse writing. Generalizing is dangerous, but at least in my reading, I’ve found that books like this with multiple authors tend to be low quality. There is some instances of praying to and seeking advice from the ancestors/stars. This inspiration leads to a cat world where the “religion” involves some astrological aspects such as dead cats becoming stars in the “Silverpelt,” a thick band of stars. AstrologyĪ little research brings you the fact that this series was begun by two authors (now written by at least six authors) who were inspired by astrology.
#WARRIORS INTO THE WILD BOOK PRO#
It makes you wonder if they are equally pro human reproduction.Īnyway, as a kids’ book, I saw potential for kids to be very upset about their own pets being neutered or spayed after reading this book. I actually thought it kind of amusing that the series’ authors were so vehemently pro animal reproduction. There’s a big focus in the cat tribes with having more kits in order to keep their tribes strong. A major factor in Rusty’s decision to leave his human family is his desire to escape being neutered.
They speaking disparagingly of cats who have been to “The Cutter” (the vet) to be neutered, calling them fat and lazy. The cats are violently opposed to the idea of neutering and spaying animals.
I’m not sure if this was intentional, but it is a striking point to consider. The parallels are significant, particularly the obsession with territories, procreation, revenge, and rank. Interesting thing to consider: the human parallel of the feral cat world is probably gang warfare. More problematic, for kids who are prone to be fascinated with violence, these books will definitely feed that taste for violence. A lot of these are quite graphic descriptions which many sensitive children might find upsetting. Much of the book is taken up with lengthy descriptions of cat fights. Cats give and receive bloody wounds, kill each other, get run over by vehicles, smashed by bulldozers, and otherwise maimed or killed. These books are often recommended for 8-10 year olds, but they were upsettingly violent in my adult opinion. That about sums up the Warriors worldview. He is quickly swept up into an atmosphere of secrets, intrigues, and frequent battles. In the first book, a pampered house cat, Rusty, runs away from his Twoleg (human) family and joins one of the four major cat tribes in the area. In the anamorphic world of Warrior, cats talk, hate, love, and form friendships. Warriors are a series of books about feral cat tribes: their wars, friendships, wars, alliances, loves, and mostly wars. When a blog reader asked for my take on these, I was happy to oblige and write a review. The middle grades are where parents often stop pre-reading their children’s books, so I try to do as many reviews of middle grade and teen books as I can.
Warriors: Into the Wild and its many sequels and spin off series are popular middle grade books.
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