Borgenicht David - The Worst-Case Scenario Survive-o-pedia: Junior Edition

A WORD OF WARNING: Its always important to keep safety in mind. If youre careless, even the tamest activities can result in injury. As such, all readers are urged to act with caution, ask for adult advice, obey all laws, and respect the rights of others when handling any Worst-Case Scenario.

Copyright 2011 by Quirk Productions, Inc.

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ISBN 978-1-4521-1002-8

Cover design by Stislow Design + Illustration. Book design by Lynne Yeamans. Typeset in Adobe Garamond, Blockhead, Broadletter JNL, Imperfect, and Indecision. Illustrations Chuck Gonzales.

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Back cover photos: iStockphoto.com/Patricia Hofmeester (rocks); iStockphoto.com/Alistair Forrester Shankie (rocks); iStockphoto.com/Ameng Wu (snake)

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The captains soothing voice announces over the loudspeaker: Ladies and gentlemen, weve reached our cruising altitude. Time to sit back, relax, and watch the in-flight movie. But it smells like somethings burning. You look out your windowuh-oh, your planes engine is on fire!

Your best chance for survival is to grab a parachute and take a flying leap. Three, two, onejump! Phew, the hardest part is over. Youre out of that airplane and soaring like an eagle. Now you just need to open your chute and glide back to Earth. You hit the parachutes release button, but oh noit doesnt open! Luckily, you spot a fellow jumper and grab hold! Dont relax yeta gust of wind blows you out to sea. Fortunately, you avoid the open water and land on the deck of a ship. Wait, this ship is sinking! Now, youre bobbing in shark-infested waters, so youd better start swimming fast to that deserted island up ahead. Too bad its volcano is about to erupt! Of course, youll worry about that after you dodge the hissing komodo dragon thats come to greet you as you wade ashore

But dont panic!

Of course, panicking may seem like the natural response to all of these extreme situations, but it turns out that keeping your cool is an incredibly important key to your survival. And youre holding the other key in your hands right now! Reading this Survive-o-Pedia will help prepare you for lifes little disasters. And we dont mean forgetting your locker combination. Were talking about dealing with catastrophes of avalanche-type proportions, like, well, an avalanche.

As youll soon find out, being armed with lots of knowledge is your firstand often bestline of defense, whether youre dealing with a charging bull, an angry mob, a trembling earthquake, or anything else that might shake you to your core. Each entry in this book gives you the information you need to prepare for and survive extreme situations that can strike close to home (like lightning) and that can hit when youre far afield (like an iceberg).

But this books not just a survival guide. Its also an encyclopedia chock-full of fun facts about extreme conditions and situations. Did you know that the box jellyfish kills more people annually than any other marine animal? Or that Antarctica is drier than the Sahara desert? How about elevators being able to fall up as well as plummet down? You will know soon enough.

And on top of all that, its packed with photos and illustrations that make you feel like youre smack-dab in the middle of the actionwithout having to experience any skin-ripping bite marks yourself. Think of it as all of the adventure with none of the stitches!

Survive-o-Pedia covers natural disasters, wild animal encounters, travel dangers, and even extreme sports. So by the end of this bookwith all youve seen and learnedyoull be ready to hike the densest woods, climb the highest mountains, explore the hottest deserts, and navigate the lushest jungles, while potentially dealing with malaria, killer bees, and angry gorillas. In other words, youll be diving into the worst of the worst worst-case scenarios, and living to tell about it.

Whether youre in the mood for heart- pounding adventure or you want to stare down that which scares you, this book will not only help you reach the summit, it will also help you get safely back down. The world is yours to experience, and with Survive-o-Pedia as your guide, youll be mentally equipped to handle anything!