Gary Paulsen has owned dozens of unforgettable and amazing dogs, and here are his favorites--one to a chapter. Among them are Snowball, the puppy h...
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Feb 05, 2009
Dashon
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The book My Life in Dog Years by Gary Paulsen is a autobiography about him and the dogs he had in his time.
In the book he talks about the many companions and adventures they had over their life.One of the dogs he talks about is his dog Cookie.Cookie was a sled dog that was given to him by a man who thought she could no longer run but she was later found out to only have worms.Cookie once saved Gary's life when they were out trapping beavers,the ice below his feet cracked and he fe More...
In the book he talks about the many companions and adventures they had over their life.One of the dogs he talks about is his dog Cookie.Cookie was a sled dog that was given to him by a man who thought she could no longer run but she was later found out to only have worms.Cookie once saved Gary's life when they were out trapping beavers,the ice below his feet cracked and he fe More...
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May 22, 2008
Sylvia
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Gary Paulsen, penulis buku 'Hatchet', khusus menceritakan kisah hidupnya bersama anjing² kesayangannya di buku ini. Kecintaannya terhadap hewan yang satu ini bener² bikin saya kagum dan berpikir, "kok bisa sih suka miara anjing?" secara saya paling tidak suka hewan peliharaan. Mo itu ikan mas, kucing, apalagi anjing.
Tapi di buku yang dia tulis dengan gaya bertutur yang asik ini, anjing bagi dia benar² 'a man's best friend'. Tiap chapter menceritakan anjing yang berbeda den More...
Tapi di buku yang dia tulis dengan gaya bertutur yang asik ini, anjing bagi dia benar² 'a man's best friend'. Tiap chapter menceritakan anjing yang berbeda den More...
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Dec 09, 2011
Louise
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Wow, an incredible book. My first Paulsen read, but I can just tell that it won't be my last. Powerful, powerful writing. Gary Paulsen has had many dogs over his lifetime, here we are introduced to 9 of them. An astounding range of dogs and adventures. Gary's childhood wasn't a traditional suburban one. He lived in the Phillipines during the Second World War. His parents were alcoholics and so distant. He then lived a not typical suburban adult life. All the while with an extraordinary collectio
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Nov 28, 2011
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"My Life in Dog Years" by Gary Paulsen is a great book that tells stories of all the dog's Paulsen has had throughout his lifetime. Some of these stories are sad, but Paulsen tried to incorporate some humor in the sadness, which I think will help kids understand that sadness and loses are a part of life but you can find the better in everything. A lot of kids love dogs and can probably relate to some of Paulsen's stories. One story, for example, was a vi More...
"My Life in Dog Years" by Gary Paulsen is a great book that tells stories of all the dog's Paulsen has had throughout his lifetime. Some of these stories are sad, but Paulsen tried to incorporate some humor in the sadness, which I think will help kids understand that sadness and loses are a part of life but you can find the better in everything. A lot of kids love dogs and can probably relate to some of Paulsen's stories. One story, for example, was a vi More...
Jul 29, 2010
Sandra
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Gary Paulsen has always written books that show us his love of all things nature. Here we have a look at the dogs that have helped shape his life. He dedicates the book to Cookie the sled dog who saved his life. He tells us the story of Snowball, a dog he convinced his mom to purchase for him while they lived in the Philippine Islands. He was trying to save it because the villagers ate dogs. Ike was a dog that befriended him when he most needed a friend. Dirk was a stray that became his pr
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Jun 11, 2009
Krazykat
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So it's a juvenile book you can finish in an hour and it's another dog book---ok, ok, sue me! I'm a children's librarian and a total dog freak---whaddya expect? :)
A proud and self-confessed "dog person", Gary Paulsen literally owes his life to dogs. The first chapter of his book is dedicated to his lead sled dog who, if she hadn't pulled him out of icy water in the nick of time, the author would have died. The following chapters are short and sweet stories of other dogs he's o More...
A proud and self-confessed "dog person", Gary Paulsen literally owes his life to dogs. The first chapter of his book is dedicated to his lead sled dog who, if she hadn't pulled him out of icy water in the nick of time, the author would have died. The following chapters are short and sweet stories of other dogs he's o More...
Apr 22, 2011
Clay
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Children's author and ourdoorsman* Gary Paulsen is a alive today at least two or three times over because of his dogs, Cookie and Dirk. Small, valiant, Dairy-Queen-Junkie Quincy, "a fur-covered bullet" saved the life of Paulsen's wife. The mysterious Ike, a lab who just showed up and daily hunted with Paulsen for a year when P was a boy is one of those miraculous true-life stories that nobody would believe for a minute in a work of fiction. These beautiful, moving and amazing stories a
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Apr 07, 2011
Kayna
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This is an autobiography of Gary Paulson of his life over the years in relation to what dog he had at the time. He has had some very interesting experiences with different dogs and his story telling ability is greatly highlighted in this novel. He starts with his very first dog which he rescued from the dog eating people of the Philippines and ends with the dog who was laying at his feet while writing the book.
This book was very enjoyable! It was really easy to picture the stories he More...
This book was very enjoyable! It was really easy to picture the stories he More...
Oct 08, 2011
Suzanne
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I read this with a 4th grade tutee, and it was one of the more engaging activities we did together. In addition to great stories, there are lots of opportunities to look more closely at the author's art and literary devices. Each chapter is a memoir of a particular dog that meant a lot to Paulsen, beginning in his youth and on into his adulthood. I loved getting to share in Paulsen's love for each dog, and to see how his life was shaped, beautified, and in some cases prolonged by the amazing
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Nov 02, 2010
Jeanette
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Gary Paulsen has loved over 100 dogs in his lifetime. In this twist on a biography, Paulsen devotes each chapter to a different dog that has changed his life in some way. Through his stories of the dogs and the time in his life, you get a sense of what his life was like and what he experienced. Dogs have saved his life from the streets, from drowning and have been a great source of joy and love to Paulsen.
I recommend this book to many reluctant teen readers, especially guys. The story More...
I recommend this book to many reluctant teen readers, especially guys. The story More...
Jun 02, 2011
Carolyn
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This is a wonderful book about dogs that is not sad. I picked it up off my daughter's shelf as I was waiting for my son to arrive home late at night from a weekend away with friends. Author Gary Paulsen spends a short chapter on each of several dogs he has had in his life. Just reading about his life is fascinating, and I find myself wondering how he ended up being an author (he has written several books for middle school readers), as well as farmer, Iditarod racer and trapper. I will enjoy this
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Oct 14, 2008
Mr
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this book is about this man name Gary Paulsen.this book is about how gary had a lot of dogs through out his life and he loved them all very dearly.when gary was young he used to live in the Philippines.and one day when gary went to the woods there he found a dog and gary desided to keep him.and through out the years gary grew to love snowball and snow ball became protective of gary.that was good because where gary and his family lived was very dangarous and un safe so it was good to have a littl
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Sep 24, 2011
Isabel
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In the book my Life In Dog Years,Gary Paulsen tells a memory of all the dogs he had. I noticed that in each chapter each dog has done or been something great to Paulsen. For example cookie,she was Paulsen's best freind when he didn't have a buddy to always be there for him. This tells me that the old saying is true. A dog is a mans best friend. This story proved it and persuaed me to be more interested into animals even more than I was before.
Apr 23, 2009
Karen
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This is one of my all-time favorite books. It's one of Gary Paulsen's many autobiographical books. He is a true dog lover (and still runs the Iditarod dog race in Alaska every year!). Each of the short memoirs in this book tells the story of a special dog in Gary's life. He had a very difficult childhood and dogs were a great source of comfort and companionship for him. He's a wonderful writer and the stories will make you laugh as well as cry.
Aug 25, 2011
I honestly thought this book was very good and was very well written because of the strong,descriptive words Garry used when he wrote this book. I highly recommend this book to any children or dog lovers. This book tells us that Garry was very involved with dog owning and shows that Garry loves dogs.if u like books go read it because you will love it.That is my opinion of "My Life In Dog Years".
Apr 10, 2010
i am at the part when he is talking about his dog always going under the seat to the air vent and sniffing it to see who was coming, and about how one time he smelled the dairy queen and he jumped out the window and into the DQ and started to try and get the ice cream! this is a really funny book and i would reccomend it to any one who likes animals and fun stories about dog adventures
Aug 11, 2010
Skittles
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this was a very interesting book and I loved it! I really like to read any book by Gary Paulsen because he's a great author and I'm really interested in the Iditarod. Some parts made cry all night but other parts made me laugh till my side hurt! I had to read this book for battle of the books and school but I'm really glad I did!
Sep 03, 2011
Nancy
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I read this to my kids. The story of Gary staying with Cookie when she had her last litter and Cookie retrieving her dead puppy from the snow bank was not something I necessarily would have thought of as appropriate for an 8 and 10 year old, but it was. Beats the heck out of most of the "me and my dog" genre of books.
Oct 14, 2010
Dimitri
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I think this is an incredible book because the dog can just be the right friend your looking for.A dog is one animal that can earn your respect.In every chapter of the book the author Gary Paulsen faces problems and the dogs solve them or the dog may be the problem. Anyways I highly recommend this book,its good.
Jun 14, 2010
Emily
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I loved this book. Gary Paulson tells the story of his life through his dogs. From the time he was seven living in the Philippines with Snowball to his time in Colorado with Josh, he had dogs, and he tells the stories of the most special ones. If you love dogs, you should definately read this book!
Oct 25, 2010
i think that gary paulson is going throuh a hard time becouse his parents were drunks and was scared for life.Being unsure of everything and takeing care of him self most of his life and his dogs was probaly the om=nly reason he would wake up in the morning he would share his probles
Aug 18, 2010
Manatee
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I learned that sled dogs have a more primitive outlook than refined border collies. A really fun, lively read that is a must for all dog lovers. All the dogs just seem like wonderful joy. Paulsen writes so well about Cookie, Ike ,Snowball and Caesar. I loved all of the dogs so much!
Oct 26, 2010
Nathan
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I thought that the book was ok because it only talks about Gary Paulsen and how the dog were just there saving him from getting into danger. My Life in Dog Years
Jun 11, 2010
Beckbunch
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Of all the "dog" books I've read, this compilation of stories from Gary Paulsen is one of my favorites. I read it out loud to my kids on a road trip and we can all still remember some of the stories. If you like dogs, or even just tolerate dogs, I think you'll like this book.
Jun 24, 2011
Caroline
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I learned a lot about this beloved author and will recommend to all future students who love dogs, who enjoyed reading Hatchet, or who want a unique mentor text for memoir writing. My favorite chapter was "Ike". I laughed, cried, and wished I wasn't allergic to dogs while reading. I now want to read his other memoirs. I also would consider getting a Border collie as a pet one day.
Jan 13, 2009
Hacim
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This book was very good Gary Paulsen described all of his dogs real well. All so he added special events that he shared with his dogs and how each dog influenced his life. This book is very good i would suggest this book to any dog lover out there.
Nov 16, 2011
Jenny
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A book celebrating some of the dogs from the author's life. Not being particularly a "dog person" I thought the book was ok, but nothing amazing. Some of the stories did make me appreciate the intelligence and loyalty dogs can have. Someday we'll get a dog.
Oct 02, 2010
Lili
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This book is amazing! I love how the chapters are different stories about all sorts of dog memories. Some are funny and some are scary. Some are happy and some are sad. I can't imagine someone not liking this book. Everybody out there, read this book.
Aug 02, 2010
Charles
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The first third or so that dealt with the author's childhood and youth (and the associated dogs) was pretty interesting, the rest not so much. There also was not a lot of depth to the material, but perhaps this is because it is targeted toward young readers.
Jan 10, 2012
Ana
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What a remarkable book. This is a great read for anyone, specially dog lovers. Paulsen's books kind of tie together somehow, since he draws from his life experiences to write all of his books. This book has a bonus: you get interesting insight into the author's childhood. This is the kind of book I will read again and again. Lovely, poetic and full to humor and insight.
