Gary Paulsen

Brian's Winter

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Why this book counts

  • Earth Science
  • Environment & Ecology
  • Expedition / Survival
  • Story / Adventure

Brian's Winter changes the ending of Hatchet so that Brian must survive the Canadian woods as summer gives way to his most dangerous season. Winter conditions are the antagonist, making his reading of cold, shelter, food, and the changing landscape essential to every choice.

The science inside

  • Weather & Climate
  • Ecosystems

Your child will meet:

  • Seasonal cold changes the food, shelter, and energy demands faced by people and other organisms.
  • A survival plan must respond to changing weather and resource availability rather than assume summer conditions will continue.
  • Shelter and clothing reduce heat transfer, but fictional survival methods still require real-world safety verification.

Use it this way

Choose one preparation Brian makes for winter and draw a cause-and-effect chain from the changing condition to the resource problem and his response. Verify the cold-weather advice with a park-service source, and do not test exposure, wild food, weapons, or fire-making from the novel.

Parent effort: Simple activity

From three-time Newbery Honor-winning author Gary Paulsen comes a beloved follow-up to his award-winning classic Hatchet that asks: What if Brian hadn't been rescued and had to face his deadliest enemy yet--winter? In the Newbery Honor-winning Hatchet , thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson learned to survive alone in the Canadian wilderness, armed only with his hatchet. As millions of readers know, he was rescued at the end of the summer. But what if that hadn't happened? What if Brian had been left to face his deadliest enemy--winter? Brian Paulsen raises the stakes for survival in this riveting and inspiring story as one boy confronts the ultimate adventure. "Paulsen picks Hatchet's story up in midstream; read together, the two books make his finest tale of survival yet." -- Kirkus Reviews , Starred "Breathtaking descriptions of nature . . . Paulsen fans will not be disappointed." -- School Library Journal Read all the Hatchet Adventures! Brian's Winter The River Brian's Return Brian's Hunt

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