Woodsong

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Summary: Breathtaking and exciting
Review: This story is about Gary Paulsen (the author) and his sled dogs. He tells how he learns (from nature and his sled dogs) what and what not to do, while he gets ready for his worst challenge yet.....

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Summary: A moving story of great adventure and humor
Review: This truly is a wonderful story, but I'd like to interject a word of caution. The author has taken an certain amount of artistic license to enhance his 'nonfiction autobiography,' so you might want to research your facts before you start going around and impressing your friends with them. ;)

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Summary: The best book I ever read out of allot of books.
Review: I loved this book it was one of my favorite books that I have ever read in my life it was full of action and at the beginning it starts as the man has a trapline and he tells us about it and how he got a sled and sled dogs. At the beginning he gets hurt severly or very baddly I think I'll wait untill you read this totally awesome book before I go giving off all the information.

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Summary: really great...
Review: dear who are readiing my review, i loved this book as much as i loved any other book. but you see, i don't really understand the lessons Gary Paulsen learned in wood song can someone please help me and send them to my e-mail [e-mail]?

a bientot natalie,

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Summary: An intense, action-packed, and touching story.
Review: I thoroughly enjoy reading Woodsong with my class every year. Gary Paulsen really does use wonderful imagery! This story has it all! Action-Witnessing nature and what REALLY occurs. (Wolf attacks, Bear attacks, blizzards, etc...) Heart Touching-Storm almost brings me to tears. We really are animals of the forest and we know nothing,and Paulsen lets us know it with vivid events.

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Summary: GREAT BOOK!!
Review: This is a great book! I read it this summer. I really like Gary Paulsen in that he writes survival stories. I perticularly like his nature stories. I would recommend anyone to read this book!!

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Summary: A good book for the adventerous kind
Review: I think this was a wonderful book. When I read with my book group we always had questions. I would give Gary Paulson two thumbs up. There was always somthing exciting going on. When he told the story you could feel what he was going through the situation, how he felt about entering the biggest and longest dog sled race in the world. I recomend this to anyone who likes a good adventure book. This book is definitely worth reading.

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Summary: Very interesting Book!
Review: I really liked this book because the way he expressed his feelings made it seem completely real, and like it was happening to me. It shows how dogs are truly loyal to a person when they really need them. It also shows how hallucinations can seem so real, yet are just a trick being played on your mind. I like Gary Paulsen's writing very much because he puts a lot of feeling into his works, and he proves that dogs are really more loyal than you think. I would recommend any of his books to anyone who was looking for a good outstanding, informational, extremely interesting book.

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Summary: Great survival story.
Review: Gary Paulsen is wonderful. I love books on dogsledding, and this is one of my favorites. An action-packed race to the finish, in an ultimate book, by an excellant author. What more could anybody want

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Summary: For those who have ever loved dogs!
Review: This is a classic tale for anyone who has ever loved dogs, or, to be more specific, any particular dog. I can say that this is also an icy tale that will actually take your breath away as Paulsen describes some of the conditions he's been in with his sled dogs. This is the true story of how he survives in the Minnesota wilderness, and then takes on the bigtime, The Iditarod in Alaska!

When you read this, there are times when you will probably feel different things. Like the feeling some people have had (I have personally) of losing a pet. Or at times, you laugh at the hilarity of some of the things that pets will indeed do that leave you laughing so hard that it almost brings you to tears. Paulsen brings this to life only in the way that he has always used to tell a story. I love it how he describes his, and every man's greatest fear when in The Iditarod, is to scratch. When Paulsen describes this, he compares it to being a leper! He loves his dogs, and talks about how they are practically insane to run. He slightly haunts us with stories of hallucinations as a result of sleep deprivation! Yet, he also describes his most human side throughout the race, describing a cup of hot chocolate given to him by a beautiful blonde. Or how children from the Shageluk school made a pot of Moose chili especially for the mushers, and how he ate 19 bowls because it tasted so great, and then suffered the wonderful indigestion as a result. It is those stories and more, that make this an easy classic, and a read that you find hard to put down!

I first read this about 10 years ago. It still is easy to pick up, and enjoy it from page 1. Awesome work!