Maker Comics: Survive in the Outdoors! First Second. Readers unfamiliar with Hatchet’s Canadian setting will gain a fuller understanding of the place, as well as the high stakes facing Brian as he works to survive the summer. In this 2022 episode of PBS’s “Nature” documentary series, viewers encounter the landscapes and animals of Northern Canada in the form of dramatic survival stories. Graphic depictions of Paulsen’s time living in an armed conflict zone may make this more suitable for older readers of the novel.Ĭanada: Surviving the Wild North. Readers of Hatchet will recognize some of the many survival skills Brian utilizes in the story, inviting discussions on the connections between author and novel. Paulsen’s gripping memoir explores his early years and shows the author falling in love with the woods as a place of refuge from a harrowing home life, learning outdoor skills such as fishing, canoeing, and lighting a fire. Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood. For any Hatchet readers wondering what a real-life, present-day survival story might look like, this heart-pounding and extensively sourced account will be a welcome resource. In this page-turning work of narrative nonfiction, three-time Newbery Honor recipient Soontornvat recounts the stunning 2018 rescue of 12 soccer players and their assistant coach who were trapped for 18 days by a flood while hiking in the caverns of Tham Luang Nang Non. All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team. The following 6 multimedia recommendations will enhance readers’ understanding of the text while offering them new stories of survival, both real and speculative. Originally published in 1986, Gary Paulsen’s Newbery Honor-winning Hatchet endures as a survival story with the power to capture young readers’ imaginations, putting them in the shoes of 13-year-old Brian Robeson as a plane taking him to stay with his father for the summer crash lands in the Canadian wilderness. Our aim is to inspire educators to breathe fresh life into lessons around these works by giving students new context to understand why these classics are still relevant today.īe sure to check out the 2022 “Refreshing the Canon” lists for more read-alikes of longtime summer reading picks. Inspired by the most popular titles that emerged, SLJ editors and members of NCTE’s Build Your Stack® Committee have curated this year’s round of “Refreshing the Canon” selections.Īdditionally, we’ve put together multimodal lists of recommendations-including nonfiction, graphic novels, documentaries, and more-that educators can feature in classrooms and libraries alongside the exemplar texts. Last month, SLJ asked librarians and educators to weigh in on which classics should remain on summer reading lists.
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