Survivor Kid: A Practical Guide to Wilderness Survival

Survivor Kid: A Practical Guide to Wilderness Survival book cover — To the kids in my neighborhood who love the outdoors as much as I do to my friends who insisted I write this book and especially to all the nice people in search and

Survivor Kid: A Practical Guide to Wilderness Survival — page 1 — INTRODUCTION The shivering woke me up My entire body shook and my teeth chattered uncontrollably It was still dark and my dog and I were alone in the woods huddled together in a hastily built bark and branch shelter And it was cold really cold I had no sleeping bag or blanket and the temperature had dropped to 15 degrees Fahrenheit in the dark forest I tried to get a sip of water but my water bottle had frozen solid Let's get up I told Moxie my German shepherd We wriggled out of the tiny shelter and I began to walk unsteadily in place while Moxie stretched and looked for a place to pee My frozen boots felt like they were made out of rocks but as the blood began to flow through my limbs I stopped shaking and my brain started to work again For the umpteenth time that long night I checked my watch hoping for the miracle of approaching daylight It was only 3 00 A M We still had hours to go before we'd see the sun I stood in the frigid night air and listened to a great horned owl somewhere above me for a minute then crawled back into my tiny shelter I pulled Moxie to me and wrapped a tarp over us With my face pressed against her dusty fur I promised Just a few more hours and we'll be warm Moxie and I were not lost I had volunteered to spend the night alone with her in a remote forest as part of our search and rescue training This was the second time I was being tested on my shelter building skills Each time I was not allowed to have a fire or any sort of comfort item and the temperature was well below freezing No one could call these practice sessions com fortable but I did learn that I could survive wintry nights if I was caught outside Now you can too In fact the information in this book will help you to survive all kinds of situations you might face if you become lost in the wilderness someday You won t need to know how to shoot a deer with a homemade arrow clean and cook it and turn its skin into a waterproof tarp You just need to know how to stay healthy and out of trouble until rescuers find

Survivor Kid: A Practical Guide to Wilderness Survival

Survivor Kid: A Practical Guide to Wilderness Survival

Anyone can get lost while camping or on a hike and Survivor Kid teaches young adventurers the survival skills they need

About This Book

By: Denise Long

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Published by: Chicago Review Press with IPG

9-12Age Range

-AR

170Pages

Life LessonsSubject

-Lexile

3-4 hoursReading Time

-Guided Reading

-Fountas & Pinnell

-DRA

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