Lost in the mountains of death
Titre:
Lost in the mountains of death
PERSONAL_AUTHOR_EPSB:
Sommaire:
Deep in the Mountains of Death danger lurks in every crack and crevice. Will you survive poisonous bites, predatory mountain lions, and dangerous heights?
Date de publication comme intervalle:
2015
SERIES_EPSB:
Description matérielle:
128 p. : ill., map ; 21 cm.
Note générale:
Includes glossary and index.
Table des matières:
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.
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Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN):
9780778707370
Informations de publication:
New York, NY : Crabtree Pub. Co., c2015.
