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He was born on May 17, 1939 In Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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One of his earliest published books was titled Some Birds Don't Fly, a comic rendition of his time working at the government missile range, White Sands, New Mexico.
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Paulsen entered the 1,150-mile (1,850 km) Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, and placed 41st out of 54 finishers, with an official time of 17 days, 12 hours, 38 minutes, and 38 seconds.
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Paulsen did not do well as an author until his first award wining book Dog Song was made.
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Hatchet is known as one of Pualsen's most popular and most successful series.
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Suffering from heart disease, Paulsen made the decision to give up dog sledding, which he described as the most difficult decision he has ever made.
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Paulsen would spend more than a decade sailing the Pacific before getting back into dog sledding in 2003.
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According to his keynote speech on October 13, 2007, at the Sinclair Lewis writing conference in Sauk Centre, Minnesota, he still intended to compete in the Iditarod.
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