Extreme Survival

Description

Themes: Survival, Nature, Courage, Danger, Nonfiction, Teen, Young Adult, Chapter Book, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books. Survival in extreme conditions is difficult. Still, there are many heroic tales of people who survive against all odds. These stories of extreme survival are gripping and inspiring. From professional outdoorsmen to young people in challenging situations, the will to live is strong inside us all. How would you survive an extreme event? Space 8, a Hi-Lo nonfiction series for young adults, reads like an infinity of facts. This series is full of high-interest topics that grab readers from the first page. Each book features stories about fascinating people and places and engages readers with compelling information; full-color photographs and illustrations; and detailed graphic elements including charts, tables, and infographics. Readers will find these books both captivating and inspiring.

Informations

• Publié par: Saddleback Educational Publishing
• Date de parution: 25 janvier 2020
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781645980544
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 8 Mo

Extrait

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ISBN: 978-1-68021-748-3

EXTREME SURVIVAL

SADDLEBACK EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING

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Photo credits:9: Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock.com; page 16: Jeff Hutchens/Getty Images News via Getty page Images; page 22: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images Entertainment via Getty Images; page 26: Matt Winkelmeyer/ Getty Images Entertainment via Getty Images; page 29: Claudio Villa/Getty Images Sport via Getty Images; page 30: Bill Ingalls/NASA/Getty Images News via Getty Images; page: 31: Songquan Deng/Shutterstock.com; page 33: Noel Vasquez/Getty Images Sport via Getty Images; page 34: MPI/Archive Photos via Getty Images; page 35: Getty Images/Hulton Archive via Getty Images; page 36: Scott Nelson/Getty Images News via Getty Images; page 37: Keystone/Hulton Archive via Getty Images; pages 46: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images News via Getty Images; pages 47: AMFPhotography/Shutterstock.com; pages 48/49: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images News via Getty Images; pages 50/51: Portland Press Herald/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images; page 53: U.S. Coast Guard/Getty Images News via Getty Images

ISBN: 978-1-68021-748-3 eBook: 978-1-64598-054-4

Printed in Malaysia

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 The Will to Live . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 4

CHAPTER 2 The Sea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

CHAPTER 3 Animal Attacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

CHAPTER 4 Deserts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

CHAPTER 5 Mountains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

CHAPTER 6 Outer Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

CHAPTER 7 Prisoners of War . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

CHAPTER 8 Caves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

CHAPTER 9 Natural Disasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

CHAPTER 10 Young Survivors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

GLOSSARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

CHAPTER 1 THE WILL TO LIVE

rosbien fingers dig ino he cold ground. A woman crawls ou o a wrecked plane. No one else is alive. Alone, she shivers in he snow. The woman pushes hersel up. She akes one shaky sep. I is her firs sep oward survival.

Anyone can end up in an unexpeced siuation. Hikers all in he wilderness. Sorms pu people in danger. A boa sinks a sea. To survive hese evens, basic needs mus be me. Survivors need enough air o breahe. Waer and ood are required o power he body. Sheler is needed or proection.

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