Hatchet, [By] Gary Paulsen, With Connections.

by Susan Britt (Editor)

2003 [HRW Library] Gary Paulsen Hatchet with Connections -- Study Guide (Paperback/Staples-Saddle Stitch Binding)(10.85"x8.25") by Mescal Evler *** 9780030540394 ***64 Pages

Genres: Fiction

62 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[Henry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen, centers around a 13-year-old boy named Brian who is involved in a plane crash on the way to visit his father. There are many layers to the story besides Brian being stranded in the wilderness alone trying to survive. The author gives the reader insight into Brians's character, and how he grows and changes during the novel. He learns many valuable lessons about life, himself, and his own strengths and weaknesses.
The novel is fast-paced and easy to read. It is a perfect choice for a pre-teen or early teenager. By using symbols, such as a hatchet, the author shows Brian´s struggle for survival and his road to self-reliance. I would highly recommend this book.

[Francis M · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is good of how he travels to find food and how birds were singing, and i like how its all about adventure.also about the fire that happened in the woods and the woods he found and how he found them.

[Skyler Coughlin]

i liked it



i for got to put it on that why on so late

[Susan Sikic · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved the action in the story, it's a good survival story that keeps you wondering what will happen next, however, I though it ended too abruptly.

[Caden Hjertstedt · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was a great book.

[Pattie Kuhns · Rating 5 out of 5]

A long time favorite.

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

A survival story about 13-year-old Brian. His plane crashed into a lake and he managed to keep himself alive. I read it to my son and he loved it!

[Kirstin King]

"Hatchet" tells the story of Brian, a teenager who, after a plan crash, must learn to survive in the wilderness alone. Brian has not materials, now way to contact anyone for help, and little knowledge of how to survive in the woods. Brian faces a lot of struggles, including finding food, shelter, and battling the elements. Even with all of the odds against him, a tornado, and an angry mama bear, Brian manages to preserver until a recuse helicopter arrives to get him out and take him home.

I thoroughly enjoyed Hatchet. I liked how the book was fast paced, but still left enough time for vivid descriptions and character development. I enjoyed how the book was written from the perspective of Brian's thoughts, and I really felt his feelings during the book. I also enjoyed how the book was realistic, but not overly gory for younger readers. My only complain was that it wasn't long enough! I wish we could've seen more of Brian and seen how he adapted to the wilderness in the future.

I believe that this book has a lot of great teaching activities for students in upper elementary and middle school. I think you could do several science integrated lessons on different regions/ habitats, and use the novel to do a research study on the forest by finding characteristics, animals, plants, and weather patterns in the area. You could also use this book to teach conflicts in literature. For example, this is an excellent example of man vs nature, so finding traits of that type of literature and then reading another book with a different type of conflict could help students compare and contrast the two structures.

[Dominick Simon]

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen is about a thirteen year old boy named Brian. Brian is having a hard flight so the pilot teaches Brian now to fly and steer the plane, Brian cant do it very good at first but after turning the plane of course he figures out to fly. Later in the flight after Brian and the pilot talk for a bit the pilot has a heart attack and Brian tries to save him but all he can do is tell the people at the air base the pilot is having a heart attack.
As the plane is crashing Brian takes control of the plane and tries to find a runway, but as soon as the communication came with the ground team it went. Brian starts flying the plane over a giant forest and as he gets lower and lower he sees lakes and ponds on the ground and decides if he's going to survive he needs to crash land in one of the lakes that's long enough to represent a runway. as he's trying to keep the plane from crashing he sees the perfect lake to land on.
Brian has to turn around to slow down enough to land on his second approach the wings of the plane hit the side of the trees aa the wings break off the plane Brian hits the water and is still alive but dazed. Then he tries to unbuckle his seatbelt and its doesn't work because his jacket is caught on the seatbelt. as he takes his hatchet and chops the seatbelt off he tries to save the pilot but he cant and then he swims up and out of the cold lake.
I recommend this book for anyone who likes survival books because its interesting and not to far off from reality. I love this book because it keeps me entertained while I read at night.

[Preston Lundbom · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have known for a long time that Gary Paulsen is a very good author, but i didnt know how good until I read his book hatchet, i feel like i missed out on this book because i didnt read it right when it came out. The book starts out with a kid whose mother gave him a hatchet with a wooden handle that his mom gave him before going to visit his dad. but then his plane goes down on the way to his dad and he is the only one that survives, so he is left to survive on his own with just his ax. i think that this is a very good book because it is very well written and it kept me wondering what was going to happen.

[Morgan Miller]

My book review of Hatchet. Are you looking for a book of great Survival? then you should try Hatchet. Hatchet is about a kid named Brian who crash lands a plane in the forest, he survives and is trying to survive in the wilderness without dying

1.It has a lot of action. 2.He tries to survive in the forest. 3.It's really suspenseful.

A thing I would change is that I would make more action.I like this book. I hope you try to read it. I think you will like it but I'm not sure.I give it a rating 4 and a half out of 5. So go and run to your nearest bookstore and pick up a copy .

[Diego Rivera · Rating 4 out of 5]

Main Characters:
Brian Robeson
pilot 1
pilot 2.
About: This book is about a survival story where Brian Robeson, the main character, has to survive in a forest until he is rescued. He spends 47 days or nearly 2 months trying to survive , and to him, it is not fun he gets stabbed by a porcupine, spuirted by a skunk , and sees a threatening bear and wolf, while at the same time trying to find what to eat. Though he gains skills that he gained from the forest.
Opinion: I really like the book. I would give it a 4. The reason not a 5 is because there wasn't enough action it seemed king of boring. Though the story is good.

[Andi · Rating 5 out of 5]

When I started reading Hatchet, (by Gary Paulsen) I did not expect myself to like the book. I am a person who does not like reading, but this book definitely caught my attention. Hatchet is about a thirteen-year-old boy who gets stranded in the wild, due to a plane crash. The only thing that he has with him, is a hatchet, low and behold. His time in the wilderness teaches him new things, and also forces him to experience awful things, such as being bit by hundreds of mosquitos.

By far, my favorite quotation has to be on page #77, "He did not know how long it took, but later he looked back on a time of crying in the corner of the dark cave and thought of it as when he learned the most important rule of survival, which was feeling sorry for yourself didn't work." For some reason, I relate to this paragraph. I have an easy understanding of what the boy means, and why he said it. He was forced to rely on himself, otherwise he would never survive on his own. It furthered my interest in this book, so I continued to read. I can say with full confidence that I enjoyed this book.

[Surya Bathini · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gary Paulsen's 1987 novel Hatchet is a young adult novel. The plot revolves around Brian Robeson, a 13-year-old boy who is stranded in the Canadian wilderness after a plane crash. Brian must learn to fend for himself and conquer many challenges with only a hatchet as his tool and a resolve to survive.
The story is an exciting and interesting read that delves into themes of survival, self-reliance, and the strength of the human spirit. Hatchet is a must-read for everyone who appreciates adventure or survival fiction.

[Violet · Rating 4 out of 5]

13-Year old Brian is flying to see his father in Canada, When all of a sudden, It crashes. Brian decides to set up shelter, When later in the book, He drops his hatchet underwater and he is brave enough to go get it. Highly recommend this book for anyone looking for a good read.

[Edward · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am on page nine. So far i am ok with the book. it's not my first choice but also not my last choice.

[Marc Vrban]

I like to read

[Kadyn Hughes]

its such a good book

[Jackson D'Ziurman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good interesting book.

[Gabby Gargasoulas · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book is sad and happy. once I started reading I couldn't put it down. this is a book for more mystery and eventer people.

[Branson H · Rating 4 out of 5]

loved the survival stuff but still kind of sad.

[Carter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Every chapter it was like I was in the book. It had a lot of detail and was probably one of the best books ever. It was sometimes scary but mostly thrilling. Also it was a good read because he had to face many hard challenges. Hopefully you never have to suffer like Brian.

[Jeonglan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think that this book is very interesting. It creates imagery when he is describing where he is after the crash, with birds chirping, the L shaped lake, the berries on e bush with birds all around the bush. I also think it is written in a real-life situation because his parents are divorced and many children in the world have separated parents. If I were to be in that situation where he was going to visit his dad, and the plane crashed I would be panicking and freaked out. Not to mention I really like adventure books because they build a lot of suspense or a cliff hanger. I would recommend this book to young adventurous, creative, and brave readers.m

[Ahni · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely loved this book. At first I was wary of the childish tone of the book but was later astounded at the way the author portrayed the young boy's emotions. We follow Brian through this story on an physcological roller coaster as we learn of his parents divorce and "the secret" that caused the split, and we delve into the utter humanity of his self pity and the loathing it causes towards himself as he grows stronger in the "ways of nature". At the end of the story, Brian finally in rescued and the reader can understand Brian's longing for the sunset that illuminated the water and for the birdsong that filled the forests atmosphere with a sense of being lonely yet being in the presence of companions all at the same time. Case in point, what an amazing work of literature (I couldn't find the originally book by Gary Paulsen, so instead chose this version to review although I haven't read this addition of the story).

[Jonathan Gill · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought that this book was good but not that good. This is my opinion because personally, I love survival books but it stayed in one place for too long. Like the scene where the pilot on the plane gets a heart attack and Brian has to land the plane by himself in the forest. That was the exposition and part of the rising action. I like books that can change up the scenes from time to time. I did like the suicide attempt though that was a great change of course in the story.

[Trey M. · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am going to start out by saying I really enjoyed this book. I recommend it for people who like survivor books. It is about a boy named Brian who is flying to visit his father. While on the plane the pilot has a heart attack, the plane crashes by a lake, the pilot dies, and Brian is by himself with no means of communication. You'll have to read the book to see if he is stranded for the rest of his life or if he is rescued. Like I said earlier I think that you will enjoy this book.

[Kim Miller · Rating 4 out of 5]

Over all, i enjoyed this book. Even as a twenty-one year old i thought it was a catching story. One thing i did not like was the view the author gave divorse. The idea was very negative, and it was not resolved or have a continued story regarding the divorse status of the parents. I believe it gives children a bad idea of what divorse is; it's not all about cheating and secrets.

[Cathy Brownfield]

Excellent coming-of-age story. A Newbery Honor book. When you think things can't get any worse, they do. Brian carries a Secret with him related to his parents' divorce. But that's not the worst problem when his pilot has a heart attack in mid-flight and there's nobody else to fly the plane. A crash in the forests of Canada puts Brian at the helm as the master of his fate.

[David Ding]

The hatchet Gary paulesn by Susan Britt. It is probably tells a boy named Brian who went on vacation with his father in the virgin forests of northern Canada during his thirteenth summer vacation. Once, the plane came, but Brian was the only passenger on the plane. However, no one expected that the unfortunate God came at this time. On the plane, the pilot died of a heart attack and the plane finally fell into the depths of the deserted forest. Brian was spared a death. He only wore a hand axe that his mother gave him when he said goodbye to him.
Brian started a new jungle life after the crash. He faced many difficulties - despair, hunger and fear... Later, he spent alone for 45 days on the L-shaped lake alone, and finally was saved.
From this book, I understand that in the face of sudden situations, we must calm down, not panic, have enough confidence and courage, be good at using the only things in our hands, and turn to the dangers to create a most favorable environment for ourselves.