Straightforward advice on what to do under threat of a dangerous situation.
Straightforward advice on what to do under threat of a dangerous situation.
The first three chapters in this book--Animal Dangers, Natural Dangers, and Human Hazards--describe what to do in a total of 24 specific emergencies. The fourth chapter, Basic Survival Skills, has 14 important tips on emergency preparedness and survival skills.
Each crisis is summarized on a double-page spread with 1-2-3 what-to-do checklists, "Fast Facts", "Life Savers", "Did You Know", and "If You" sidebars, and margin notes. The book's eye-catching design features brilliant full-bleed color and dynamic action photographs.
The life-threatening scenarios include:
Animal Dangers
What to do if you are bitten by a snake
How to escape from a bear
What to do if you are chased by bees
Natural Dangers
How to survive a hurricane
How to avoid being struck by lightning
What to do if you are caught in a food
Human Hazards
How to escape from water in a car
How to escape from a burning building
How to avoid being crushed in a crowd
The Survival Skills include:
Planning a trip
Using a penknife
Finding food
Making a shelter
Making a fire
Tying knots.
Children like to feel in control. Knowing what to do in the case of an emergency increases the chance of survival and it also reduces fear. Even if readers never venture beyond the front door, they will enjoy Ultimate Survival Guide for Kids.
Publisher: Firefly Books
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 96 pages
ISBN-10: 1770856196
Item Weight: 0.5 lbs
Dimensions: 5.0 x 0.3 x 8.0 inches
Customer Reviews: 4 out of 5 stars Up to 30 ratings
(review of UK edition) One of our Books of the Year 2014--June 2014 Fascinating Facts Book of the Month. Adventurous kids, both boys and girls, will love to read about how to face a number of extreme dangers, whether they're animal dangers such as escaping from crocodiles or sharks, natural dangers such as avalanches and quicksand or human hazards such as fire and flood. These may not be regular occurrences but they do happen and they could happen to you. Complete with compass this is an easy-to-follow manual which tells you how to survive in these most challenging situations! In addition, there is a host of practical advice on survival skills should you go off on an adventure and find yourself unable to get to safety. Making a fire, a shelter for instance, how the stars can guide you, finding food and water, how to tell the time using the sun, first aid and an essential guide to tying good knots as well as a whole host of other tips to survive in the modern world! An indispensable guide.
Rob Colson is an author and editor of a wide range of books for children and adults. Previous titles include Ultimate Cars and Puzzles, Conundrums and Enigmas.
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