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Woodsong
Woodsong
Author: Gary Paulsen
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 Iditar...  more »
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PBS Market Price: $8.09 or $4.19+1 credit
ISBN-13: 9781416939399
ISBN-10: 1416939393
Publication Date: 5/8/2007
Pages: 144
Reading Level: Young Adult
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  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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3.5 stars, based on 4 ratings
Publisher: Aladdin
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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sanachan5 avatar reviewed Woodsong on + 2 more book reviews
Very interesting book about the experiences of a dog sledder (is that a word?). From the same author of "The Hatchet"
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A man thought that because he was a hunter and trapper, he knew everything about the outdoors. But through the animals he encountered and the sled dogs he trained and raced, he discovers he knows very little...

Ages 10 on up or so.
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My son read alot of Paulsen books and really enjoyed this series
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I found this book on the "recommended" shelf at the library and read it as an adult without kids at home. This is a "string of pearls" non-fiction book about how the author started dog-sledding, the dogs he trained, and his experience running the Iditarod. Part Jack London and part Annie Dillard he describes his environment with both the eye of the naturalist and a love of wild places -- both in the heart and in nature.

What makes this a children's book is simply the short length and the absence of adult topics like alcohol and sex. There's plenty of wonder, suspense, and heartbreak here for readers of any age to enjoy.

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