The Ultimate Guide to Surviving in the Wild

Clive Gifford (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

96 Seiten

2019
Words & Pictures (Verlag)
978-1-78603-347-5 (ISBN)

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A one-stop guide to surviving in the wild, whether you're lost at sea, stuck up a mountain, or stranded in the rainforest. Find out the key rules to survival, such as how to find shelter and signal for help, and discover the animals you might encounter while you’re there!

An absorbing, fast-paced and comprehensive guide to surviving in the wild, with a particular focus on the animals you might encounter – and want to avoid! – while you’re there. Whether you’re lost in the mountains, stranded in the desert, or adrift at sea, if you’ve read this book, you might just have a fighting chance at staying alive. Vivid photos, maps and other colourful graphics provide plenty to inspire armchair explorers. Chapters cover survival at sea, on a Pacific island, in the Outback, the Sahara Desert, the Amazon Rainforest, Polar wilderness and the Rocky Mountains. Readers are provided with information on what to do first, the key rules for survival, the animals in each habitat and how to signal for help. Feature pages highlight real-life survivors who escaped these harsh environments to inspire young explorers.

Clive Gifford has travelled to more than 70 countries, climbed rocket launch towers, ridden on robots and flown gliders. He's had more than 200 books published and received nominations for or won Royal Society, School Library Association, Smithsonian and TES awards. He won the Blue Peter Book Award for Best Book with Facts 2019 for his title The Colours of History (QED). Clive lives in Manchester, UK.

Lost in the Sahara Desert - 8
Missing in the Rockies - 22
Alone in the Amazon - 36
Stranded in a Polar Wilderness - 48
Marooned in the Pacific Ocean - 60
Australian Outback - 70
Adrift at Sea - 82

Erscheinungsdatum	23.03.2019
Reihe/Serie	Ultimate Guides
Zusatzinfo	photos, maps and illustrations
Sprache	englisch
Maße	127 x 203 mm
Themenwelt	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Tiere / Pflanzen / Natur
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch
ISBN-10	1-78603-347-X / 178603347X
ISBN-13	978-1-78603-347-5 / 9781786033475
Zustand	Neuware