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Pages: 112, Edition: 1st, Library Binding, Rosen Publishing Group

Pages: 104, Library Binding, Enslow Pub Inc

ISBN13: 9780156001458. ISBN10: 0156001454. by Gary Paulsen. Published by Harcourt Trade Publishers. Edition: 94

Tracker By Gary Paulsen Every fall John and his grandfather go off into the woods to shoot the deer that puts meat on the table over the long Minnesota winter. But this year John's grandfather is dying, and John must hunt alone. John tracks a doe for two days, but as he closes in on his prey, he realizes he cannot shoot her. 90 pages PB

Dogsong By Gary Paulsen Something is bothering Russel Susskit. He hates waking up to the sound of his father's coughing, the smell of diesel oil, the noise of snow machines starting up. Only Oogruk, the shaman who owns the last team of dogs in the village, understands Russel's longing for the old ways and the songs that celebrated them. 177 pages PB

Genre: Literary Criticism, Education. Subgenre: American / General, Teaching Methods + Materials / Reading. Publisher: Heinemann. Pages: 83. Language: English. Format: paperback. Release Date: August 17, 2009. Date Published: August 17, 2009.

Millions of readers of "Hatchet," "The River," "Brian's Winter," and "Brian's Return" know that Brian Robeson is at home in the Canadian wilderness. He has stood up to the challenge of surviving alone in the woods. He prefers being on his own in the natural world to civilization. When Brian finds a dog one night, a dog that is wounded and whimpering, he senses danger. The dog is badly hurt, and as Brian cares for it, he worries about his Cree friends who live north of his camp. His instincts tell...

Told in both English and Spanish, Sisters/Hermanas tells of Rosa, a fourteen-year-old illegal immigrant from Mexico City, and Traci, a fourteen-year-old from the suburbs of Houston. “Paulsen has done a masterful job of creating two well-developed, believable characters trapped in environments where the elements of beauty, youth, and popularity have the highest value, and are deemed essential to survival. This is an absorbing tale that rings all too true with real-life pressures and stressful situations...

Now the government wants him to go back into the wilderness so that astronauts and the military can learn the survival techniques that kept Brian alive. Soon the project backfires, though, leaving Brian with a wounded partner and a long river to navigate. His only hope is to build a raft and try to transport the injured man a hundred miles downstream to a trading post--if the map he has is accurate.

Gary Paulsen is one of the most honored writers of contemporary literature for young readers. He has written more than one hundred book for adults and young readers, and is the author of three Newbery Honor titles: Dogsong , Hatchet , and The Winter Room . He divides his time among Alaska, New Mexico, Minnesota, and the Pacific.

Item Details PAULSEN,GARY. THE WINTER ROOM. NY: Orchard Books (1989). 8vo (5 1/2 x 8 1/2"), cloth backed boards, as new in like dust wrapper (no award seal, not price clipped). 1st edition. The story is set in Northern Minnesota. NEWBERY HONOR. [Item #17963] Newbery Honor Books PAULSEN, GARY Price: $85.00 View full size image

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen ALONE Thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson is on his way to visit his father when the single-engine plane in which he is flying crashes. Suddenly, Brian finds himself alone in the Canadian wilderness with nothing but a tattered Windbreaker and the hatchet his mother gave him as a present -- and the dreadful secret that has been tearing him apart since his parent's divorce. But now Brian has no time for anger, self pity, or despair -- it will take all his know-how and determination...

In Hatchet, 13-year-old Brian Robeson learned to survive alone in the Canadian wilderness, armed only with his hatchet. Finally, as millions of readers know, he was rescued at the end of the summer. But what if Brian "hadn't been rescued? What if he had been left to face his deadliest enemy--winter?

· Paperback · January 8, 2002 · $6.50 · 978-0-440-41557-2 (0-440-41557-8)

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Brian Robertson, sole passenger on a Cessna 406, is on his way to visit his father when the tiny bush plane crashes in the Canadian wilderness. With nothing but his clothing, a tattered windbreaker, and the hatchet his mother had given him as a present, Brian finds himself completely alone.