Brian's Winter | 
 enlarge | Author: Gary Paulsen
Creator: Richard Thomas
Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 579599
Format: Audiobook, Unabridged
Media: Audio CD
Edition: Unabridged
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.8 x 5.1 x 0.7
ISBN: 0739362755
EAN: 9780739362754
ASIN: 0739362755
Publication Date: March 11, 2008
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Product Description
In Hatchet, 13-year-old Brian Robeson learned to survive alone in the Canadian wilderness, armed only with his hatchet. He was rescued at the end of the summer. Brian's Winterbegins where Hatchet might have ended: Brian is not rescued, but must build on his survival skills to face his deadliest enemy--a northern winter.
From the Hardcover edition.
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Entertaining and Informative July 5, 2008
Gary Paulsen has doen it again. Brian's Winter continues the original "Hatchet" story supposing Brian were not rescued before Winter set in. My children and my boy scout troop have enjoyed this immensely. I purchased the unabridged audiobook. Actor Richard Thomas, who portrayed Johnboy Walton on TV, narrates this excellent production. A small amount of appropriate music accompanies the narration. Paulsen's writing and Thomas' reading are so good that I think there must have been sound effects, but upon reviewing a few exciting sections of the story I found none; if used, they are used sparingly and never detracted from the story.
I'd previously imparted some my military experience to those I lead. However, I believe my children, my scouts, my fellow scouters (other scout leaders), and even I am better able to understand what real survival entails after reading (and now hearing) the Hatchet stories.
These books are the perfect couterpoint to Tom Hanks character in the movie "Castaway." Side-by-side, the two offer a superb illustration of the fundamental characteristics of survival, while each offering it's own perspectives on surviving within diverse circumstances.
Other survival movies and stories that I love include Walkabout coming out of Australia, Shackleton's Adventure in the Antarctic, and Paradise by Joan Elizabeth Goodman. There are also many real-life accounts online at
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A follow up to The Hatchett April 19, 2008
My son loved The Hatchett. This was a great follow up to what would of happened if Brian wasn't rescued before the onset of winter.
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