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Bailey, Gerry, 1945-
Subjects
Islands -- Juvenile literature
Wilderness survival -- Juvenile literature.
Shipwreck survival -- Juvenile literature.
Coral reefs and islands -- Juvenile literature.
Coral reefs and islands -- Research -- Juvenile literature.
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Bailey, Gerry, 1945-
Islands -- Juvenile literature
Wilderness survival -- Juvenile literature.
Shipwreck survival -- Juvenile literature.
Coral reefs and islands -- Juvenile literature.
Coral reefs and islands -- Research -- Juvenile literature.
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Stranded on an island : can science save your life? / Gerry Bailey ; [illustrator: Leighton Noyes].
by
Bailey, Gerry, 1945-
Crabtree, c2014.
Call #:
551.42 B154s
Subjects
Islands
--
Juvenile
literature
Wilderness survival
--
Juvenile
literature
.
Shipwreck survival
--
Juvenile
literature
.
Coral
reefs
and
islands
--
Juvenile
literature
.
Coral
reefs
and
islands
--
Research
--
Juvenile
literature
.
Series
Bailey, Gerry, 1945- Science to the rescue.
ISBN:
9780778704300 (bound)
0778704300 (bound)
Description:
32 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 26 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Contents:
Introduction to Joe's story
--
What is an island?
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Archipelagos
--
Atolls
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How do atolls grow?
--
Island plants
--
Island animals
--
The
coral
reef
--
How to catch fish
--
Friction
--
Island peoples
--
Rare plants
--
Why is Joe there?.
Summary:
"After a freak wave maroons Joe on a deserted island, he investigates the food chain of the island's ecosystem. He learns to gather food and build shelter, copying other living things and using whatever materials he can find on the island."--From publisher.
Audience:
Ages 8-11.
Grades 4 to 6.
Other authors:
Noyes, Leighton
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