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Mar 01, 1996 | ISBN 9780440219842 | Young Adult Buy *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program
Aug 31, 2011 | ISBN 9780307804198 | Young Adult Buy
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Mar 01, 1996 | ISBN 9780440219842 | Young Adult
Aug 31, 2011 | ISBN 9780307804198 | Young Adult
Survival in the wilderness–Gary Paulsen writes about it so powerfully in his novels Hatchet and The River because he’s lived it. These essays recount his adventures alone and with friends, along the rivers and in the woods of northern Minnesota. There, fishing and hunting are serious business, requiring skill, secrets, and inspiration. Luck, too–not every big one gets away.This book takes readers through the seasons, from the incredible taste of a spring fish fresh from the smokehouse, to the first sight of the first deer, to the peace of the winter days spent dreaming by the stove in a fishhouse on the ice. In Paulsen’s north country, every expedition is a major one, and often hilarious.Once again Gary Paulsen demonstrates why he is one of America’s most beloved writers, for he shows us fishing and hunting as pleasure, as art, as companionship, and as sources of life’s deepest lessons.
Gary Paulsen is the distinguished author of many critically acclaimed books for young people, including three Newbery Honor books: The Winter Room,… More about Gary Paulsen
Ruth Wright Paulsen is an artist, illustrator, and author of books for young readers. She graduated from the University of Colorado,… More about Ruth Wright Paulsen
“This book is obviously a feast for the outdoor lover–the hunter, fisherman, or camper–but it will also draw those who love the beauty of the carefully crafted description, so detailed and vivid….The essence of Paulsen.”–Booklist“The pieces are rooted in the details of a youth spent in search of perfection: the perfect cast, perfect catch, perfect shot…On target.” –School Library Joumal“Descriptions of light and water, of fish and wildlife, kindle in the reader a measure of the author’s own complex respect for nature.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
author fun factsBorn: May 17 in Minneapolis, Minnesota Previous jobs: Farm hand, ranch hand, truck driver, sailor, dogsled racer, teacher, field engineer, editor, soldier, actor, director, trapper, professional archer, migrant farm worker, singerHobbies: Sailing, collecting and riding Harley Davidsons; twice ran the Iditarod, the challenging 1,000 mile dogsled race across AlaskaInspiration for writing: After a librarian gave him a book to read–along with his own library card–Gary was hooked. He began spending hours alone in the basement of his apartment building, reading one book after another.
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