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3) Survival
Author
Publisher
EDC Publishing
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
80 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Explore amazing true survival stories of people stranded alone in the wildest places on Earth, and find out simple survival techniques.
Author
Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Engaging images accompany information about how to survive a fire. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7."
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Co
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
103 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Travis and his family are on a whale-watching tour off the coast of Washington when disaster strikes. The boat capsizes, throwing everyone into the ice-cold, chaotic waves. Separated from their families and struggling to stay afloat, Travis and twelve-year-old Marina must navigate the freezing ocean water. It will take all of their grit and knowledge to survive.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Since the beginning of time, we have been fascinated with heights. Mount Everest, therefore, is at the tip top of our fascination. In this tale, you call the shots in trying to conquer dizzying heights. Each decision becomes more important than the last as you climb higher and higher. Will you make it? Will you fall? Will you survive at all? YOU CHOOSE how this adventure ends. -- back cover.
10) The science of natural disasters: the devastating truth about volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis
Author
Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition ;
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
148 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Barry Tucker's family tries to evacuate before hurricane Katrina hits their home in New Orleans. But when his little sister gets terribly sick, they're forced to stay home and wait out the storm.
At first, Katrina doesn't seem to be as bad as predicted. But overnight the levees breaks, and Barry's world is literally torn apart. He's swept off by the floodwaters, away from his family. Can he survive the storm of the century--alone?
Author
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition ;
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
148 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Nathaniel Fox never imagined he'd find himself on a blood-soaked battlefield, fighting for his life. He's only eleven years old! He's barely paid attention to the troubles between America and England. Instead, he's been worked to the bone by his cruel uncle.
But when his uncle's rage forces him to suddenly flee home, Nate finds himself in New York City, and in the middle of the American Revolution. He encounters and old friend and joins his army...
Author
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition ;
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
147 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Melody Vega and her family come to Glacier every year. Mel loves it here--the beautiful landscapes and wildlife make it easy to forget her troubles. But this year is different. With mom gone, every moment in the park is a reminder of the past.
Then Mel comes face-to-face with the mighty grizzly. Now her only thought is one of survival. Mel will soon be part of one of the most tragic seasons in the history of America's National Parks--a summer of...
Author
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition ;
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
148 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Oscar Starling never wanted to move to Chicago. The smog, the stench, the thieves around ever corner--it's so different from his old life on the farm. Will the big city ever feel like home?
But shortly after Oscar arrives, a huge fire breaks out. All of Chicago is ablaze, and one this is clear: the city is like a powder keg, ready to explode. An army of firemen tries to help, but this fire is a ferocious beast that wants to devour everything in its...
Author
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First Edition ;
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
148 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Paul Colbert's French village has been under Nazi control for years. His Jewish best friend has disappeared, food is scarce, and there doesn't seem to be anything Paul can do to make things better.
Then Paul finds an American paratrooper stuck in a tree, when Paul helps the soldier, he discover a secret resistance movement--and he learns the allies have a plan to crush the Nazis. But first, the resistance needs Paul's help.
This is Paul's chance...
Author
Publisher
Random House Childrens Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
376 pages : 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
When classmates Baxter, Abigail, Turner, and Emerson break a school rule, they're forced to travel to the middle of nowhere for an extra-credit project. They think things can't get much worse. After all, how will learning to survive in the wilderness help them stay out of trouble in school?
But what starts off as a weekend of team building takes a scary turn when their instructor goes missing and they are given nothing but pages of a survival guide...
19) In the Tunnel
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First Edition ;
Physical Desc
332 pages : 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Trapped in an enemy tunnel, a young refugee experiences the Korean War firsthand in this searing story of survival, loss, and hope.
Myung-gi knows war is coming: war between North and South Korea. Life in communist North Korea has become more and more unbearable--there is no freedom of speech, movement, association, or thought--and his parents have been carefully planning the family's escape.
But when his father is abducted by the secret police,...
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
230 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Raymond is used to being alone.
Twelve-year-old Raymond Hurley has never had a place to call home. His freewheeling parents move their family from town to town, and they're living in a trailer in a brand-new state when one day they just up and abandon him. All alone with nothing but a duffel bag full of clothes and Rosie, his reliable pup, Raymond is forced to live in the woods behind his middle school.
With a fishing pole in hand and a survival...