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Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Formats
Description
Another such wave could easily be the end of us. I had to do something, fix something, save the boat, save myself.
But what?
Gary Paulsen takes readers along on his maiden voyage, proving that ignorance can be bliss. Also really stupid and incredibly dangerous. 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. His spare prose conjures...
But what?
Gary Paulsen takes readers along on his maiden voyage, proving that ignorance can be bliss. Also really stupid and incredibly dangerous. 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. His spare prose conjures...
2) Woodsong
Author
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
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
An amusing story tells of the adventures of the author and his friends who attempted extreme sporting before it was extreme sporting, such as jumping three barrels on a bicycle and hang gliding from an Army surplus target kite.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
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 of a "stunning wilderness...
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