Surviving Accidents and Crashes

From the Series ShockZone ™ — True Survival Stories

  • Interest Level: Grade 5 - Grade 8
  • Reading Level: Grade 5

Most people don’t have to worry about being buried alive or falling into a sinkhole. And when you travel by plane, you don’t usually end up plunging to the ground after takeoff. But accidents happen. How you react to them can mean the difference between life and death. See how these people kept their wits in stressful situations and survived.

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978-1-4677-2510-1
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Interest Level Grade 5 - Grade 8
Reading Level Grade 5
Genre Social Studies
Copyright 2014
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Brand ShockZone ™
Imprint Lerner Publications ™
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2014-01-01
Reading Counts! Level 4.7
Text Type Informational/Explanatory
BISACS JNF002000, JNF051160
Dewey 613.6'9
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Dimensions 6.375 x 9.25
Lexile 780
ATOS Reading Level 5.0
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 162760
Accelerated Reader® Points 1.0
Features Bibliography/further reading, Glossary words bolded within text, Index, Reviewed, Table of contents, Teaching Guides, and eSource

Author: Marcia Amidon Lusted

Marcia Amidon Lusted has written 130 books and more than 500 magazine articles for young readers. She is a freelance editor and writing instructor, as well as a musician. She lives in New Hampshire.

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ShockZone ™ — True Survival Stories

ShockZone™—True Survival Stories features some dangerous situations and describes how people survived them. With extreme stats and facts, engaging visuals, and fast-paced, accessible text, this series is sure to appeal to kids who want their high-interest subjects served View available downloads →

Reviews

School Library Journal, Series Made Simple

“This high-interest series provides fast-paced stories of survival in different scenarios and also offers solutions for readers if they ever find themselves facing dangerous situations. . . . Though this entertaining, informative series does not discourage adventure, it reminds readers to use caution and good sense.” —School Library Journal, Series Made Simple