El hacha / Hatchet [Paperback]

Gary Paulsen (Author)

Book Description

Series: Cuatro Vientos | Publication Date: March 1996

After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the wilderness, learning to survive initially with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce. In Spanish.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Paperback
• Publisher: Lectorum Publications (March 1996)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 8427932065
• ISBN-13: 978-8427932067
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #621,207 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hatchet, February 21, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: El hacha / Hatchet (Paperback)

Hatchet is a riveting book. It combines drama, comedy, and suspence all in one action pacted book. It's about a boy who ends up alone in a Canadian forest after a plane crash, and all the adventures he has. He has to learn a lot about surviving in the wilderness, including how to find food, shelter, and how to live with wild animals. He learns a lot about himself and how much heart it takes to be without everything you would normally live with. I enjoyed this book very much. Sometimes i found myself falling asleep with the book over my face because I did not want to go to sleep so i wouldn't miss an exciting event that was just around the corner. I'm going to keep reading Gary Paulsen. He is an excelent writer.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thrilling survival story in the Canadian wilds., June 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: El hacha / Hatchet (Paperback)

Brian has seen his mother kissing another man. Shortly there after his parents divorce. While flying to an oil field in the Canadian wilds to visit his father Brian's pilot has a heart attack and dies. Brian manages to crash land the plane though he injures himself swims safely to shore . All he has is a small hatchet which was the last thing his mother give him before he got on the plane. His 54 days alone are well chronicled. His story, told in the 1st person is calmly intense. The whole story is tautly written . I felt I was able to feel Brian's emotion and was witness to his terrible spiritual death and eventual rebirth. The suspense , thrills and danger of wilderness survival are exploited to the fullest in this excellent book..

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, October 24, 2002

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Janelle (NA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: El hacha / Hatchet (Paperback)

Though I read this book quite a while ago, I still remember how interesting and riviting it was. The story is intense, and draws the reader into the thoughts and emotions of Brian- the main (and practically ONLY) character that is shown. Definately a must-have!