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

Berries

Choke cherries (Gut berries) Raspberries

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

Other Birds Who Kept Brian Company

Sparrow Robin

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