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Author
Lexile measure
1060L
Language
English
Description
Fueled by a passion for running dogs, Gary Paulsen entered the Iditarod—the eleven hundred and eighty mile sled-dog race through the Alaskan wilderness—in dangerous ignorance and with a fierce determination. For seventeen days, he and his team of dogs endured blinding wind, snowstorms, frostbite, dogfights, moose attacks, sleeplessness, hallucinations—and the relentless push to go on. Winterdance is the enthralling account...
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus & Giroux
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
1030L
Physical Desc
357 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Born into the middle of World War II, Gary Paulsen's turbulent childhood provided plenty of subject matter for his bestselling novels, and the librarians in his life gave him the inspiration and support to explore the world through books. As a soldier himself, his storytelling technique developed, and for the first time he shares his own.
His name is synonymous with high-stakes wilderness survival stories. Now, beloved author Gary Paulsen portrays...
Author
Lexile measure
NC 1230L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Guess what — Gary Paulsen was being kind to Brian. In Guts, Gary tells the real stories behind the Brian books, the stories of the adventures that inspired him to write Brian Robeson's story: working as an emergency volunteer; the death that inspired the pilot's death in Hatchet; plane crashes he has seen and near-misses of his own. He describes how he made his own bows and arrows, and takes readers on his first hunting trips, showing...
4) Woodsong
Author
Lexile measure
1030L
Language
English
Description
For a rugged outdoor man and his family, life in northern Minnesota is a wild experience involving wolves, deer, and the sled dogs that make their way of life possible. Includes an account of the author's first Iditarod, a dogsled race across Alaska.
Author
Publisher
McFarland & Company, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
viii, 191 pages ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
"American novelist Gary Paulsen is best known for his young adult fiction, including bestsellers Nightjohn, Soldier's Heart and Woods Runner. This literary companion introduces readers to his life and work. An A-to-Z guide explores themes such as alcoholism, coming of age, slavery, survival and war. A glossary defines terms unique to his work"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Twayne's United States authors volume TUSAS 657
Pub. Date
1996
Physical Desc
xix, 171 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
1998
Lexile measure
1150L
Physical Desc
137 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
The author describes some of the dogs that have had special places in his life, including his first dog, Snowball, in the Phillippines; Dirk, who protected him from bullies; and Cookie, who saved his life.
Author
Publisher
Macmillan Children's Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
357 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
At the age of five Gary Paulsen escaped from a shocking Chicago upbringing to a North Woods homestead, finding a powerful respect for nature that would stay with him throughout his life. At the age of thirteen a librarian handed him his first book, and there he found a lasting love of reading. As a teenager he desperately enlisted in the Army, and there amazingly discovered his true calling as a storyteller. A moving and enthralling story of Gary...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
1150L
Physical Desc
xviii, 120 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"The Newbery Honor-winning author of Hatchet and Dogsong shares surprising true stories about his relationship with animals, highlighting their compassion, intellect, intuition, and sense of adventure. Gary Paulsen is an adventurer who competed in two Iditarods, survived the Minnesota wilderness, and climbed the Bighorns. None of this would have been possible without his truest companion: his animals. Sled dogs rescued him in Alaska, a sickened poodle...
17) Gary Paulsen
Author
Series
Publisher
Rosen Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Much of Gary Paulsens life has been lived close to the natural world. A three-time Newbery Honor winner, Paulsen writes adventure stories, such as Dogsong, Hatchet, and Woods Runner, where his young main characters struggle to survive in the natural world. Other stories touch on family visits to Minnesota, as in The Winter Room and Harris and Me, or science fiction, as in Time Hackers. Recently, Paulsen and his son, Jim, collaborated on two books...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
[2015].
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
3 audio discs (approximately 3 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Gary Paulsen is an adventurer who competed in two Iditarods, survived the Minnesota wilderness, and climbed the Bighorns. None of this would have been possible without his truest companion: his animals. Sled dogs rescued him in Alaska, a sickened poodle guarded his well-being, and a horse led him across a desert. Through his interactions with dogs, horses, birds, and more, Gary has been struck with the belief that animals know more than we may fathom....
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