Can You Survive Dangerous Desert Encounters?: An Interactive Wilderness Adventure

by Matt Doeden

Overview

Could you survive being lost in the desert? Imagine being attacked by a rattlesnake in North America’s Sonoran Desert, wild dogs in Africa’s Kalahari Desert, or a redback spider in the Australian Outback. How far would you be willing to go to save your own life? Would it work? Flip through these pages to find out!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781666337938
Publisher:	Capstone Press
Publication date:	08/01/2022
Series:	You Choose: Wild Encounters
Pages:	112
Sales rank:	1,165,566
Product dimensions:	5.31(w) x 7.45(h) x 0.24(d)
Lexile:	610L (what's this?)
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Matt Doeden is a freelance author and editor from Minnesota. He’s written numerous children’s books on sports, music, current events, the military, extreme survival, and much more. His books Sandy Koufax (Twenty-First Century Books, 2006) and Tom Brady: Unlikely Champion (Twenty-First Century Books, 2011) were Junior Library Guild selections. Doeden began his career as a sports writer before turning to publishing. He lives in Minnesota with his wife and two children.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Lost in the Desert! 5

Chapter 1 Tracks in the Sand 7

Chapter 2 Surviving the Sonoran Desert 11

Chapter 3 Surviving the Kalahari 49

Chapter 4 Adventure Down Under 77

Chapter 5 Life in the Desert 99

Survival Tips 104

Real-Life Encounters 106

Other Paths to Explore 108

Glossary 109

Bibliography 110

Read More 111

Internet Sites 111

About the Author 112

Interviews

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