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5) Terrific
Author
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
510L
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
"Terrific," says Eugene, after winning an all-expenses-paid vacation in Bermuda. "I'll probably get a really nasty sunburn." Unfortunately, Eugene's luck is a lot worse than that. First, his cruise ship sinks, then he ends up stranded on a tiny island. But Eugene isn't alone. There's another castaway, a parrot with a busted wing, who tells him what there is to eat and drink and how to build a sailboat. Cranky Eugene pays attention, and his luck begins...
6) Rescues!
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
88 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 26 cm
Language
English
7) Wild river
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
570L
Physical Desc
120 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Considered lazy and unathletic, twelve-year-old Ryan discovers a heroic side of himself when a kayak trip with his older brother goes horribly awry.
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Could you survive in a life-threatening situation? It depends on how much you know about survival. Sometimes the truth is more complicated than we originally thought. Get the real facts about surviving dangerous situations, and drop the fibs!
10) Hatchet
Author
Series
Lexile measure
1020L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the Canadian wilderness, learning to survive with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce.
Thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson, haunted by his secret knowledge of his mothers infidelity, is traveling by single-engine plane to visit his father for the first time since the divorce. When the plane crashes, killing the pilot,...
Author
Publisher
Magic Cat Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
59 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Discover the ancient art of reading outdoor clues. Meet two young adventurers as they discover the ancient art of reading outdoor clues. Join them as they learn to read a full moon, decode the colour of the ocean and forecast the weather with a rainbow, uncovering the secret signs of nature and a world of forgotten skills. With a foreword from naturalist Steve Backshall"--Publisher's description.
13) Beauty queens
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Lexile measure
HL 690L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a plane crash strands thirteen teen beauty contestants on a mysterious island, they struggle to survive, to get along with one another, to combat the island's other diabolical occupants, and to learn their dance numbers in case they are rescued in time for the competition.
14) Brian's winter
Author
Series
Lexile measure
1140L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Instead of being rescued from a plane crash, as in the author's book Hatchet, this story portrays what would have happened to Brian had he been forced to survive a winter in the wilderness with only his survival pack and hatchet.
15) Peak
Author
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
Description
A fourteen-year-old boy attempts to be the youngest person to reach the top of Mount Everest.
Author
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
530L
Physical Desc
191 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In 1975, eleven Boy Scouts, their leaders, and some new friends camping at Halape, Hawaii, find their survival skills put to the test when a massive earthquake strikes, followed by a tsunami.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
The jungles are loaded with deadly dangers such as water and insect-related diseases, poisonous plants, and savage animals. This books detailed graphic illustrations and fast-paced narrative will wow readers while they learn about some of the most amazing jungle survival stories.
18) The cay
Author
Series
Lexile measure
860L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When the freighter on which they are traveling is torpedoed by a German submarine during World War II, a twelve-year-old white boy, blinded by a blow on the head, and an old Negro are stranded on a small desert island in the Caribbean where the boy acquires a new kind of vision, courage, and love from his old companion.
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile measure
710L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Take your equally horrible pick as you debate and decide between survival strategies. Will you make it out alive? Fun facts will keep kids reading, interested--and strategizing!
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations, map ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
In graphic novel format, presents three incidents in which people had to survive after being lost in the wilderness. Also offers survival tips and three additional descriptions of true survival stories.
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