Woodsong Reprint Edition Contributor(s): Paulsen, Gary (Author) |
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ISBN: 1416939393 ISBN-13: 9781416939399 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2007 Annotation: The three-time Newbery Honor-winning author of Hatchet, Dog Song and The Winter Room tells--in a memoir as compelling as his novels--the story of his intimate relationship with Minnesota's north woods and the dog team he trained for the Iditarod sled race. ALA Notable Book; ALA Best Book for Young Adults. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Literary - Juvenile Nonfiction | Adventure & Adventurers - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Dogs |
Dewey: 796.509 |
LCCN: 89-70835 |
Lexile Measure: 1030 |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.1" W x 7.5" (0.20 lbs) 144 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest - Geographic Orientation - Alaska - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Minnesota - Cultural Region - Midwest |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 6950 Reading Level: 5.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A LIFE AS EXCITING AS FICTION Gary Paulsen, three-time Newbery Honor author, is no stranger to adventure. He has flown off the back of a dogsled and down a frozen waterfall to near disaster, and waited for a giant bear to seal his fate with one slap of a claw. He has led a team of sled dogs toward the Alaskan Mountain Range in an Iditarod -- the grueling, 1,180-mile dogsled race -- hallucinating from lack of sleep, but he determined to finish. Here, in vivid detail, Paulsen recounts several of the remarkable experiences that shaped his life and inspired his award-winning writing. A School Library Journal Best Book A Booklist Editors' Choice |
Contributor Bio(s): Paulsen, Gary: - Gary Paulsen is one of the most honored writers of contemporary literature for young readers, author of three Newbery Honor titles, Dogsong, Hatchet, and The Winter Room. He has written over 100 books for adults and young readers. He divides his time among Alaska, New Mexico, Minnesota, and the Pacific. |