Tangled in the rainforest : can science save your life?

Tangled in the rainforest Can science save your life?

Gerry Bailey, 1945-

Book - 2014

"Alone in the rainforest, Joe is suddenly caught in a tropical storm. He uses his science skills to observe the habitat around him to build shelter, find food, and search for help."--

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Subjects
Jungle survival > Juvenile literature.
Rain forest ecology > Juvenile literature.
Survival > Juvenile literature.
Jungles > Juvenile literature.
Indonesia > Juvenile literature.
Published
New York, NY : Crabtree Publishing 2014.
©2013
Language
English
Main Author
Gerry Bailey, 1945- (-)
Other Authors
Leighton Noyes (illustrator)
Item Description
"Illustrator Leighton Noyes"--T.p. verso.
Physical Description
32 pages : color illustrations, map ; 27 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
ISBN
9780778704324
9780778704386
  • Joe's story
  • What is a rainforest?
  • Where are they?
  • Why does rain fall?
  • What plants grow there?
  • Three-layered forest
  • Orangutans
  • The arch
  • How do you build a shelter?
  • Camouflage or color?
  • Is it safe to eat?
  • Living together
  • Ants on the move
  • Forest alert!
  • We need forests
  • 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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