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The Incredible Journey

By: Sheila Burnford
Narrated by: Megan Follows
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Publisher's summary

An incredible story that will always stay with the listener, The Incredible Journey is a moving tale of unshakable faith, loyalty and a companionship so strong that it defies the odds of nature.

Instinct told them that the way home lay to the west. And so the doughty young Labrador retriever, the roguish bull terrier and the indomitable Siamese set out through the Canadian wilderness. Separately, they would soon have died. But, together, the three house pets faced starvation, exposure and wild forest animals to make their way home to the family they love. The Incredible Journey is one of the great children's stories of all time and has been popular ever since its debut in 1961.

©1960,1961 Sheila Burnford (P)1997 Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Pulbishing Group, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Captivating! A tale of charm, high drama and some revelations of the love existing between man and beast." (The New York Times)

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Love the book, but beware background music!

"Incredible Journey" has been one of my favorite books since I first read it as a child; I can always count on weeping happily by the end. This audio version was read decently by Megan Follows, but I found the occasional addition of musical tracks to be annoying and, in some cases, so loud that they overwhelmed the vocals. That's why I'm only giving four stars instead of five on this one, but it's a great story anyway...

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Captivating and Enthralling to listen to.

This is one book I always going to get around to reading to one day, and decided to try it in it's audio format. It was thoroughly enjoyable. It's a book you can't go wrong on. I loved the way Megan read it, and enjoyed seeing how the 3 animals interacted together. This is a great feel good book. You won't want to miss it.

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music

the music was too loud to hear the reading in those parts. We enjoyed the story thoroughly, but were.disappointed to miss pieces when the music played.

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Good book, good reader, weird music.

Would you listen to The Incredible Journey again? Why?

Yes, its a good story that ends happy with just enough drama in between.

Who was your favorite character and why?

The old dog of course.

What do you think the narrator could have done better?

no comment

Who was the most memorable character of The Incredible Journey and why?

The old dog and the cat.

Any additional comments?

Background music that they plan in some scenes was distracting.

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Good narrator, music annoying.

Enjoyed the narrator. But the music was annoying and detracted from the story as it was a bit loud.

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AMAZING!!!!

That was the best book I have ever read in my life. I encourage everyone to read it😂

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The details are incredible

I like how specific it is I can picture everything in my mind. I don’t like that you can’t follow along with words

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children loved it

We were hooked on this book and listened raptly to the adventures these three animal friends had as they foraged onward towards home. I loved listening to it just as much as my children did.

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Engaging story

We enjoyed the detail and the relationship shared between each character presented. Well written and the narration really brought great life to the storyline. A favorite for a variety of ages!

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Great story, great narrator

I love this story. I first read it as a young teenager and then saw the original Disney movie (which was also quite wonderful). The one addition I did not like about this production was the background music. The music appears at dramatic times in the story and is distracting.

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