The Incredible Journey

By Sheila Burnford

Many years ago I worked in a Closed Brethren school, establishing the Intermediate Classroom. It was a tough ask. One of the things I wanted to do was develop these novel studies but back then I didn't have the plethora of resources online as we do now. What's more there were only a limited number of books that passed the council of elders approval. This was one of them. Unfortunately, I never go to read this back then for I left before we reached it. Enjoying this book was something that has sat on my 'to-read' list for 11 years.  It was well worth the wait. I thoroughly enjoyed it. And my memory stretched back to that movie I wanted as a kid. But now there's a new movie, newer shall we say, made in 1993.

Synopsis

A classic tale of friendship that survived in the wilderness.
Luath, a young Labrador.
Tao, a Siamese cat.
And Bodger, the Bull Terrier.
Left in the wilderness, three animals who walked and ran, fought and struggled, who escaped death at every step - and who finally came home.

Author 

Sheila Burnford, (11 May 1918 – 20 April 1984) was an English novelist.
Born in Scotland but brought up in various parts of the United Kingdom, she attended St. George's School, Edinburgh, and Harrogate Ladies College. In 1941 she married Doctor David Burnford, with whom she had three children. During World War II she worked as a volunteer ambulance driver. In 1951 she emigrated to Canada, settling in Port Arthur, Ontario.

Other Books

The Incredible Journey (1960)
The Fields of Noon (1964)
Without Reserve (1969)  
One Woman's Arctic (1972)
Mr. Noah and the Second Flood (1973)
Bel Ria (1977)
Bel Ria: Dog of War (1978)

Novel Study

The Incredible Journey Novel Study Teaching Guide is a comprehensive resource consisting of character and chapter summaries, chapter questions and vocabulary, mini-assignments and project ideas, a novel quiz, and answer guide for both chapter questions and the quiz. This is a great resource for a classic novel that has also been adapted into two movies.

Movie tie-in

The Incredible Journey (1963) The story of three pets, a cat and two dogs, who lose their owners when they are all on vacation. Can they find their way home?
Homeward Bound:The Incredible Journey (1993) Three pets escape from a California ranch to find their owners in San Francisco.

Purchase

The Incredible Journey Novel (1960)
The Incredible Journey Movie (1963)
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey Movie (1993)