The Official National ­Geographic Kids Survival Guide

Gr 4-7–Advice and instructions for surviving outdoor adventures are provided in this colorful and informative volume. Readers learn to cope in many different environments, such as forests, swamps, mountains, deserts, and snow. Useful tips include putting together a first aid kit, how to climb a tree, what to do in an avalanche, and what to do in case of heat exhaustion. Interspersed are interviews with adventurers and scientists who share some of their own survival skills, such as how to create an emergency shelter in Antarctica and how to pack for fieldwork in the Sahara Desert. Eye-catching images accompany the informative text and make for content that young readers will find easily digestible. There are many books about wilderness survival available to the targeted audience, however this one is more comprehensive than most, covering a vast variety of environments and scenarios. Even if it is unlikely for the targeted readers to find themsleves in these harsh settings any time soon, this title will pull kids in.