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		| Student Subject Page | Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 |   Hatchet - Gary Paulsen   This is the ultimate survival story that will grip you until the very ending. These sites will help you explore Brian’s challenge and see if you could make it in the wilderness. This site will help you understand the meaning of the story and further your exploration of the novel. Warning: not to be used in place of reading the novel. http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/hatchet/ Sites about the Canadian Wilderness Tundra Biome http://www.mobot.org/MBGnet/sets/tundra/index.htm Comments: This site has interesting facts about the tundra; it includes fact about plants and animals that are indigenous to the biome. Canadian Wildlife URL:http://www.touryukon.com/06kids/06dframe.html Comments: Contains information about moose, wolves, bears and birds of Canada. Sites about survival Winter in the Wilderness URL:http://www.nps.gov/yose/wilderness/ Comments: A site dedicated to Yosemite; it contains helpful and basic day trip information, planning, etc. Survival Basics URL:http://www.adventuresports.com/asap/product/mpi/basics/htm Comments: A great overall site with lots of good information. Well organized and easy to read. It includes a suggested survival kit. Five Basic Survival Skills URL:http://www.adventruesports.com/asas/product/mpi/5basic.htm Comments: Contains a brief outline explaining the five basic needs. Very clear and concise.                                             The Outsiders Rumble Fish That Was Then, This is Now S.E. Hinton S.E. Hinton wrote these books in response to the body of literature that was available to young adults at the time. She (Susan Eloise) wanted to show how life was for real people. It is really amazing that she wrote The Outsiders when she was 17. Could you write a book? This website explores the novels, Hinton, herself, and the culture of the times. The S.E. Hinton official site. http://www.sehinton.com/ Official The Outsiders book and movie site http://www.theoutsidersbookandmovie.com/   The Acorn People - Ron Jones   An unemployed teacher takes a job at a summer camp for disabled children. The extent of the physical disabilities is not fully understood until he arrives at the camp and gets to know his campers. The campers teach him that what you are on the outside is only a fraction of who you truly are. Some sites about developmental disabilities for you to look at and learn from. This is the site from the CDC which will answer basic questions about developmental disabilities. http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/dd/default.htm Check out this Medline site for more information. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/developmentaldisabilities.htm