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Summary: Brian's Winter
Review: Jenna Alfano April 30, 2003
3AAs you know, thirteen- year-, old Brain Robeson was rescued in the book Hatchet, but what if Brian was not rescued. What if Brain had to learn to survive in the freezing cold in the
Canadian winter with only a hatchet? It is extremely crucial that Brian takes everything he has learned and uses it to his best interests.
In the book, Hatchet Brain came across many dangerous obstacles and in the process learned how to survive in the wilderness but now it is even more vital that Brain learns how to stay alive because now Brain is going to have to live through the treacherous winter and the Canadian wilderness.
Brain's Winter was an outstanding book. I have no complaints, but I do admit Gary Paulsen does leave you hanging. Do not worry though because in the book The River he explains everything. I thought this book was excellent. This book definitely lives up to Hatchet.
I rate Brain's Winter an 8 out of 10 because it is an exceptionally outstanding book as well as Hatchet considering survival books are not particularly, what you would call my favorite type novels. The reason why I give this book a high rating is that Gary Paulsen is an extraordinary writer. Maybe, because most of the stuff he writes about he has experienced himself one-way or another throughout his life. He is so detailed as if he knows exactly what he is talking about. That is what makes this book so interesting. I definitely recommend it.
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Summary: STILL STRANDED IN THE CANADIAN WILDERNESS
Review: This book is a must-read for all who have enjoyed HATCHET. The saga of Brian's crash course in outdoor survival continues, on the premise that he was Not rescued at summer's end, but still left fending for himself in a chillly autumn which would soon become freezing winter. But a boy can not hibernate, so how can he survive without adult help? Has he learned enough to add to his creativity and intense desire to live in order to make it through the long, bleak Canadian winter? The cover is a grabber: lovely blue-white snowy scene in the woods, with large footprints and a hatchet boldly standing in a tree stump--in defiance of Nature. Yes, poor Brian must summon all his wits and memory of his family life to endure this killer season alone. He must improve his arsenal of defense and food acquisiton; he must expand his wardrobe and foot gear. Most of all he must recall all the survival skills which he acquired during the summer, and not permit himself to go soft during delightful Indian summer. Always be alert to Nature's signs (sights, sounds, scents) and be sensitive to human intuition. Think like a predator: hunt, kill, eat to survive. Observe wildlife in order to learn from it. Show compassion in non life-threatening situations. Waste nothing from the kill. IF YOU ENJOYED HATCHET, YOU WILL LOVE THIS ONE AS WELL! If you haven't read Hatchet, read it first and then Dig In for the winter with Brian. Excellent books for all ages.
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Summary: Surviving the wild
Review: Martynas Preisaits
04/26/04
B-4
Surviving the wild Imagine yourself in the wilderness, alone with no one else to take care of you, what would you do? How would you live and survive? A boy trapped in the wilderness w ho needed to live alone for more than six months. He ignored the signs the nature was showing him and when he finally understood that what is coming soon will decide if he will live or die.
Slowly winter came and he got ready by making new weapons. His lance and also his war bow. He gathered a lot of meat by killing a moose and a dear. He used the entire hide to make clothes and a rug to sleep on when the ground gets cold. He discovered that when it gets really cold trees start to explode, he also learned that wolves are hunters who hunt in gangs and how terrible it is to see a prey being eaten alive! A cruel winter is coming and he still has a lot to do to prepare for it.
This was good and had told about how to survive and live in the wilderness. The dislikes in the book that were found are that there should have been more intensity and the part where he was twice attacked by a bear and did not get hurt from him, sounded unreal. Brian was a good person for the story and I liked that the person who had no experiences in surviving in the Canadian wilderness, he was also not some big guy who could fights those big animals. I always thought that if someone gets lost in the wilderness, he or she has just a slim chance of surviving. This time Brian had to survive the winter, which seemed unreal. The last thing that I disliked about the story was the survival pack. He had a lighter, a rope, sleeping bag, pots to make food and some other stuff that helped him survive.
I would rate this book an 8 out of 10 because it could have had some more action and some more adventure. It was a lot easier for him with all the other stuff he had. I would recommend this book to everyone who is going to fly a plane to their relatives or friends in places they have never been and also to everyone else who likes to travel.
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Summary: Brians winter
Review: Brian winter is a good book. Brian is thirteen years old he was in an airplane crash in Canada. Brian is the only one who survived. He only has a first aid kit, broken gun, hatchet and matches. He has to survive on his own he needs a shelter and some clothes and food. He also needs to make stronger weapons. If he wants to hunt bigger game. He uses the entire animal he doesn't let anything go to waste. He uses animal skin to make clothing and also to make some of his weapons. He finds lots of friends and enemies one of his friends is Betty the skunk. She protected Brian from the bear attack and Brian is very great full. Brain feels very lonely and he is starting to forget his family. He also miss them very much.
What I liked most the book had lot of very good descriptions of the forest and how he was breathing and how he liked the animals. Also this book can help you learn how to survive in the wilderness. As well in some of the chapter the author keep you hanging at the end of the chapter. The part that I thought was cool was when the trees were exploding and Brian thought it was gunshots.
I thought this book was good I would rate it 4 out of 5 because the book was exiting and suspenseful. Like in this one chapter Brian got attached by a bear the author said that the bear was thrashing throw out the cave (brains home). There was also a part were Brian killed an animal and then the author made it so visual he said that the arrow went threw the moose then the moose started to charge at him and then Brian pulled out his lance and the moose ran on to it and the moose hit heads with Brian and Brian passed out.I thought the author did a good job on this book.
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Summary: Brian's Winter
Review: Gary Paulsen brings alive the beautiful and amazing wilderness in the mind's of his readers, in Brian's Winter. The novel is about a thirteen-years old boy, who struggles to survive in the Canadians woods. As the summer is turning into fall, and fall into winter he has to start preparing for the cold and brutal time of the year. He's been stuck in the wilderness for 54 days, but is he ready for the winter that he's never experienced before?
As the temperatures and nature begin to change, Brian realizes that winter is coming. He knows that the main things that he needs to stay alive are clothes, food, water, and a good shelter. He also needs a fire to keep his warm. He makes new weapons, which help him in hunting larger animals. He uses animal skins to make clothes and meat to keep him from starving. One of the survival tips that Brian learns is to never waste anything, because it might be useful later.
I really like this novel, because it's a very educating and also adventurous story. I also liked the way this novel was written by Gary Paulsen. He gives good description and details for his readers, which helped me with better understanding of book. I would rate this book 8 out of 10, because I liked most parts of the book. If you like action and survival stories, I recommend that you check out Brian's Winter, by Gary Paulsen.
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Summary: Cold Winter
Review: Brian a thirteen year old boy doing what he can to survive the harsh winter in the strange new world. Brian was going to visit his dad in Canada for the summer. But a tragic freak accident happened causing the plane to go down in the middle of nowhere. Brian was the only one to survive the crash. He also had survived the summer.
But Fall had come and he started to notice the changes slowly. Brian knew he had to get ready for winter because he did not know how bad of a winter would come. So he started to gather supplies he would need. First Brian made things that would help him survive the winter cold. Next, he learned on how to fight and survive in the new this new world. Third, Brian learned the many skills he would need to know. Finally, Brian learned what he was truly capable of doing. Still in the winter stranded alone Brian must still survive.
Gary Paulsen had done an excellent job with this story. He made it seem very realistic. He was very descriptive and wrote very well. But he could have made the story a little longer and some of the chapters a little longer. Gray had made Brain an excellent character; he hadn't made him very good mentally. But other wise Brian was a well-written character. I would rate it at 4 stars out of 4, because of how well written the story was and how well written Brian was. This Story would be recommended for everyone and a lot of beginner readers, because how well written the plot was. Also for the beginner readers it's good because how descriptive Gray Paulsen had been for the story.
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Summary: A Boy Trying to Survive
Review: A Young Boy Trying to Survive A young thirteen-year-old boy named Brian is lost in the Canadian Wilderness, do you think he will make it out alive? In this novel Brian does not know any survival skills. The survival skills that he must learn are hunting skills, clothing, and recognizing nature=s signal. I will tell you more about these skills in my next paragrgh.
The hunting skills that he learns are walk quietly towards the animal, be 15-20 feet away from the animal, and do not make any noises. He learns that he needs bigger and more powerful weapons, so he makes a new bow and arrow and a spear. Brian makes a lot of clothing. The kinds of clothing he makes are a vest with hood and sleeves, gloves, and snowshoes. The way Brian gets his materials are by killing rabbits, killing a moose, and taking strings from his sleeping bag. When Brian put on his snow shoes it made him a better hunter. Last of all he recognizes natures signals. He learns that he should pay attention to the weather. He didn't=t bother about the weather but when winter came he started to pay attention. Personal Reviews
This was a very good book because it was descriptive and I never wanted to stop reading it. There was a very descriptive part when Brian went hunting for the deer, it was talking about how you could only see Brian=s head, and it said that he was walking very slowly towards it and then shot it. I would give this book a 9 out of 10. There was only two parts why I did not like this book was kind of to short and because it ended too short. Brian was smart and a patient kid, because he knew how to make a bow and arrow, a spear, and all kinds of clothing. He is a patient kid because he never gave up on the idea that he would make it out alive.
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Summary: Cold Winter
Review: Cold Winter
Brian a thirteen year old boy doing what he can to survive the harsh winter in the strange new world. Brian was going to visit his dad in Canada for the summer. But a tragic freak accident happened causing the plane to go down in the middle of nowhere. Brian was the only one to survive the crash. He also had survived the summer.
But Fall had come and he started to notice the changes slowly. Brian knew he had to get ready for winter because he did not know how bad of a winter would come. So he started to gather supplies he would need. First Brian made things that would help him survive the winter cold. Next, he learned on how to fight and survive in the new this new world. Third, Brian learned the many skills he would need to know. Finally, Brian learned what he was truly capable of doing. Still in the winter stranded alone Brian must still survive.
Gary Paulsen had done an excellent job with this story. He made it seem very realistic. He was very descriptive and wrote very well. But he could have made the story a little longer and some of the chapters a little longer. Gray had made Brain an excellent character; he hadn't made him very good mentally. But other wise Brian was a well-written character. I would rate it at 4 stars out of 4, because of how well written the story was and how well written Brian was. This Story would be recommended for everyone and a lot of beginner readers, because how well written the plot was. Also for the beginner readers it's good because how descriptive Gray Paulsen had been for the story.
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Summary: My response
Review: When I had first read the first few chapters of Brian's winter, I had known this book was going to be a story that I would remember for the rest of my life and maybe even use some of Brian's skill that I would learn later on in the book. When I had realized what he was going through all by him self and his life on the line, I realized what if that was me. I had realized what he had to do to stay alive such as kill many animals for food, or build a sturdy shelter for protection, and some animal skin for warmth. I really liked this book because it taught me a lot of useful things and the author helped me picture a lot of images in my head. I disliked how the author put some words that I did not understand. Brian was the main character that showed skill, different attitudes, and ways of survival. I would rate this book a 9 out of 10 because I really liked this book. I would recommend this book for all ages, I think it is a great book and it deserves to be honored.
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Summary: A Survival Story
Review: A Survival Story
You need to know how to survive in dangerous places like the Canadian Woods. You have to know what to do, where to go and when danger is around and maybe now at this much trouble, know how to cook with the food that is available at all this place. There is a story about a boy whom had to do all these things, he had to go to visit his dad and had to get on a plane. He was involved in a plane crash. He was the only victim that survived, even though he and the pilot were the only ones that were in the plane. The pilot seemed to have heart problems and had a heart attack while the plane was flying. Brian didn't know what to do he was in trouble and crashed into a lake. It was a really hard moment for Brian because all of his stuff was in the plane and he had to survive without it. He has to live with the food that the Canadian Woods has. He was able to kill a moose, rabbits, and a deer. Brian had to struggle to find a good home and seems to be really homesick. Brian learns many survival tips and many things about nature. Everyone can survive on their own wherever they are.
This book had many things that can lead a person to like the book. Brian was great character whom his life during a winter was not too pleasant he knew how to deal with problems he had to face and had a solution to whatever it was. But nothing was able to take away what he really missed, his family and those really good home dinners. Brian seemed to be really positive about everything but winter was really hard for him because he had to make himself knew warm clothes and be able to survive through it. Brian made himself knew clothes from all animals he got to kill. This book can be recommended to anyone whom don't realize and don't believe that there is a way to survive by him or herself wherever they are. This can help them see what to do because this book really gives a lot of details as to many kinds of survival tips and have to deal with the woods. I would rate this book an 8, for the fact that it seems to have a lot more things to tell about the Brian's life.
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