Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

Themes and Issues

Introduced in Sept. 1983

Twin turboprop engine

14 seats

Maximum speed 230 mph

Range 1327 miles

Cessna 406

Brian is flying from Hampton, New York, to the oil fields in northern Canada

The 1327 mile range of the Cessna 406 would probably place him in the forests of northern Ontario when he crashed

Northern Canada

Mosquitoes and Black flies

Mosquito Black fly

The Hatchet

Trees Mentioned by Brian

Aspens Pines

WillowsBirch

Berries

Choke cherries (Gut berries) Raspberries

Birds

Ruffed Grouse(Fool Birds)

Kingfisher

Other Birds Who Kept Brian Company

Sparrow Robin

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Fish

Perch Blue gills

Sunfish

The Black Bear North America’s smallest and

most common species of bear

Adults can weigh up to 550 lbs.

Hibernate in winter

85% of diet consists of vegetation

Over 300,00 live in Canada

Rodent with a coat of sharp spines or quills

Third largest rodent

29 species

Herbivore, eating leaves, twigs, herbs (bark in winter)

Often climbs trees to find food

Do not “throw” their quills

Porcupine

Quills

The Timber Wolf Sub species of the Gray Wolf

Shares ancestry with domestic dog

Usually weigh up to 80 lbs.

A wolf killed in Alaska weighed 175 lbs!

Highly territorial

Primarily carnivorous, feeding on animals like the hares, foxes, squirrels – in packs will attack larger animals like a bison or elk

Rarely attack humans

Rabbits (Hares)

Snowshow Hare Cottontail Rabbit

Two More of Brian’s Friends

The Skunk The Squirrel

Largest species of the deer family

Typically inhabit areas of northern Canada & Alaska

Population:500,00 to 1 million in Canada

Herbivore, consuming 9700 calories per day (man=2500)

Adults stand 6-7 feet at the shoulders and weigh 600-1600 pounds

Rarely gather in groups

The Moose

Hello, Breakfast

Snapping Turtle Crayfish

Rescued!