Bando calls Sam Thoreau in My Side of the Mountain, because Sam has taken to the wilderness in the same way that Henry David Thoreau did in Walden. Sam wants to escape the crowded and bustling conditions of New York City.
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∙ 15y agoBando called Sam Thoreau in "My Side of the Mountain" to ask for help in locating Sam Gribley, who had been staying in the wild for a long time and was thought to be missing. Sam Thoreau was a forest ranger who knew the area well and could assist in the search and rescue mission.
In the novel "My Side of the Mountain," Sam Gribley calls his teacher "Bando" as a nickname because the teacher's real name is Mr. Jacobi, and Sam thought "Bando" suited him better. It's a fun way for Sam to refer to his teacher and shows his playful and creative nature.
Thoreau referred to America as "Our Country."
A group of mountain ranges side by side is called a mountain range system or a mountain chain. This occurs when multiple mountain ranges run parallel to each other in close proximity.
Rain shadow.
In the book, My Side of the Mountain, Sam calls the raccoon he met Jessie C. James because the name fit him for his curiosity.
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The leeward side of a mountain is called the "rain shadow" side. It is a dry area that receives significantly less precipitation than the windward side of the mountain due to the barrier effect the mountain has on air masses.
People called Henry David Thoreau the woods burner because he accidentally started a forest fire in 1844 in Concord, Massachusetts. Thoreau was conducting an experiment with fire in the woods, which got out of control and led to the fire.
A mountain. Unless you're Donovan. (His song There is a Mountain has the lyric, "First there is a mountain then there is no mountain then there is.")
A mountain range.
Henry David Thoreau referred to John Brown as a "holy warrior" who would make the gallows as glorious as the cross. Thoreau admired Brown's willingness to fight against slavery, even at the cost of his own life.
The cast of The Call of the Mountain - 1997 includes: Vandana Shiva as herself