Gary Paulsen
1) Woodsong
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
1090L
Language
English
Formats
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: 5.9 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
1030L
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
1150L
Language
English
Description
The author describes some of the dogs that have had special places in his life, including his first dog, Snowball, in the Phillippines; Dirk, who protected him from bullies; and Cookie, who saved his life.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
1280L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The author, an experienced Iditarod racer, describes his joy at the birth of a litter of pups and the bonding experience of watching them grow, learn, and develop into dogs that pull sleds across the snow.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
1140L
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...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
1210L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Newbery Honor-winning author 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 companions: his animals. Sled dogs rescued him in Alaska, a sickened poodle guarded his well-being, and a horse led him across a desert. Through his interactions with dogs, horses, birds, and more, Paulsen has been struck with the belief that...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
1210L
Language
English
Description
Gary Paulsen, author of Hatchet and other adventure novels, tells about his lifelong love of sailing, boats he has owned, and the storms, sharks, and peaceful lagoons he has experienced on his voyages.
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Lexile measure
1210L
Language
English
Description
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 guarded his well-being, and a horse led him across a desert. Through his interactions with dogs, horses, birds, and more, Gary has been struck with the belief that animals know more than we may fathom....
Author
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
1210L
Language
English
Description
Gary Paulsen, author of Hatchet and other adventure novels, tells about his lifelong love of sailing, boats he has owned, and the storms, sharks, and peaceful lagoons he has experience on his voyages.