Stranded on an island
Subtitle: can science save your life?
By: Gerry Bailey
Contributors: Law, Felicia, author; Noyes, Leighton, illustrator
Series: Science to the rescue; Science to the rescue (Crabtree Publishing Company)
Publisher: Crabtree Pub Co; Crabtree Publishing Company
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780778704300; 9780778704362; 9781427175489; 9781427175427
Subjects: Coral reefs and islands; Juvenile literature; Shipwreck survival; Wilderness survival; Research
Description: "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."--
Notes: Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.

Ages 8-11.

Grades 4 to 6.
Table of contents: title: Joe's story; title: What is an island?; title: Archipelagos; title: Coral reefs; title: How do atolls grow?; title: Island plants; title: Island animals; title: Life in the coral reef; title: How to catch a fish; title: Friction; title: Island peoples; title: Rare plants; title: Why is Joe there?