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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.
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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 of a "stunning wilderness...
3) Woodsong
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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.
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Gary Paulsen ... shows us how he learned to sail the hard way, by learning from his own hilarious and hair-raising mistakes. He tells of boats that have owned him, good, bad, and beloved, and how they got him through terrifying storms that he survived by sheer luck. -- Publisher.
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"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...
10) Gary Paulsen
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This biography introduces readers to Gary Paulsen, the Newbery Medal winning author of Hatchet. Readers will learn about Paulsen's childhood in the Philippines and Minnesota, the night he received a library card, his love of dog sledding, and the adventures that inspire his award-winning books. He is also the author of Tracker, Mr. Tucket, and Woodsong. Easy-to-read text and full-color photos highlight Paulsen's childhood, education, and life as an...
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Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
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His name is synonymous with high-stakes wilderness survival stories. Now, beloved author Gary Paulsen portrays a series of life-altering moments from his turbulent childhood as his own original survival story. If not for his summer escape from a shockingly neglectful Chicago upbringing to a North Woods homestead at age five, there never would have been a Hatchet. Without the encouragement of the librarian who handed him his first book at age thirteen,...
14) Gary Paulsen
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Chelsea House
Pub. Date
c2002
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English
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A biography of an author whose varied experiences provided background for many of his adventure stories, historical novels, sports books, and nature stories.
16) Gary Paulsen
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Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
2014
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English
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"Presents the biography of children's book author Gary Paulsen while exploring his creative process as a writer and the cultural impact of his work"--Provided by publisher.
17) Gary Paulsen
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Learning Works
Pub. Date
c1999
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English
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Describes the multifaceted life of author Gary Paulsen, whose writings include adventure stories, survival tales, historical novels, sports stories, and nature books.
19) NightJohn
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Platinum Disc
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©2005
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English
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When a new slave named NightJohn is brought to the plantation, he opens a whole new world for Sarny because he has forbidden talents; he can read and he can teach.
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