Hatchet - Themes and Issues in Cessna 406 Crash

1. Hatchetby Gary Paulsen Themes and Issues

2. Cessna 406 • Introduced in Sept. 1983 • Twin turboprop engine • 14 seats • Maximum speed 230 mph • Range 1327 miles

3. Northern Canada • 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

4. Mosquitoes and Black flies Mosquito Black fly

5. The Hatchet

6. Trees Mentioned by Brian Aspens Pines Willows Birch

7. Berries Choke cherries (Gut berries) Raspberries

8. Birds Kingfisher Ruffed Grouse (Fool Birds)

9. Other Birds Who Kept Brian Company • √ • √ • X • X Sparrow Robin

10. Fish Sunfish Perch Blue gills

11. 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

12. Porcupine • 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 Quills

13. 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

14. Rabbits (Hares) Snowshow Hare Cottontail Rabbit

15. Two More of Brian’s Friends The Skunk The Squirrel

16. The Moose • 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

17. Hello, Breakfast Snapping Turtle Crayfish

18. Rescued!