Stranded on an island : can science save your life?

Stranded on an island Can science save your life?

Gerry Bailey, 1945-

Book - 2014

"After a freak wave maroons Joe on a deserted island, he investigates the food chain of the island's ecosystem. He learns to gather food and build shelter, copying other living things and using whatever materials he can find on the island."--

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Subjects
Wilderness survival > Juvenile literature.
Shipwreck survival > Juvenile literature.
Coral reefs and islands > Juvenile literature.
Islands > Juvenile literature.
Published
New York, New York : Crabtree Publishing 2014.
Language
English
Main Author
Gerry Bailey, 1945- (-)
Other Authors
Felicia Law (author), Leighton Noyes (illustrator)
Item Description
Includes index.
Physical Description
32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
ISBN
9780778704300
9780778704362
  • Introduction to Joe's story
  • What is an island?
  • Archipelagos
  • Atolls
  • How do atolls grow?
  • Island plants
  • Island animals
  • The coral reef
  • How to catch fish
  • Friction
  • Island peoples
  • Rare plants
  • Why is Joe there?.
Review by School Library Journal Review

Gr 3-5-A cartoon character named Joe introduces each of these survival books, discussing how he managed to endure being swept away at sea or lost in the rainforest, all through his scientific know-how. Sidebars briefly discuss Joe's journey and how he became endangered, while the accompanying spreads discuss what he saw (animals at sea, such as sharks and humpback whales) and what put him in danger (a hurricane). The books breakdown the science, discussing where waves come from and why the sea is salty. Students looking for genuine survival tales, replete with tips, may long for books with a bit more danger, but there is some solid science on offer, presented through a fairly creative lens. (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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