Title:
Lost in the mountains of death
Personal Author EPSB:
Summary:
Deep in the Mountains of Death danger lurks in every crack and crevice. Will you survive poisonous bites, predatory mountain lions, and dangerous heights?
Year Published:
2015
Series:
Physical Description:
128 p. : ill., map ; 21 cm.
Note:
Includes glossary and index.
Contents:
Map of South America -- Welcome to your adventure! -- Mountain survival tips -- Shelter building -- Mountain climbing -- Hypothermia -- Altitude sickness -- Andes climate -- Water needs -- Chinchillas -- Earthquakes -- Pumas -- The Andes' highest peaks -- Avalanches -- Dangerous mountains -- Surviving an avalanche -- Food poisoning -- Andean condors -- Crevasses -- Guinea pigs -- Shelter -- South Andean deer -- Fire for survival -- Frostbite -- Making a fire -- Patagonian foxes -- Patagonian lakes -- Guanacos -- Glaciers -- Fishing -- Angel's trumpet -- Waterborne diseases -- Rheas -- The people of the Andes -- Amazing Andes animals -- Real-life lost-in-the-Andes stories -- The Inca empire -- Glossary -- Learning more -- Websites -- Index.
Reading Grade level:
6.0.
Grade Interest level:
5.0-8.0+
Added Author:
ISBN:
9780778707370
Publisher:
New York, NY : Crabtree Pub. Co., c2015.
