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Can You Survive Storm Chasing?; An Interactive Survival Adventure (You Choose: Survival)

by Elizabeth Raum

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"You're a meteorology student fascinated by storms. But Mother Nature can be unpredictable. Situations can quickly turn deadly when extreme weather is involved. What do you do when: you're in a van full of people and a tornado suddenly appears to be headed right for you? A hurricane gains strength along the Florida coast, but you're unable to convince people to leave their homes? A flash flood suddenly strikes, putting you and your friends and family in mortal danger? Experience the life-or-death dilemmas that face storm chasers. You choose what you'll do next. The choices you make will either lead you to safety-- or to doom."--Publisher's blurb.… (more)
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You are a meteorology student fascinated by storms. This book gives you the option of encountering a tornado, hurricane, or a flash flood. After that, the options are all yours. Your choice determines how the story goes.

Personal Reaction:
I loved books like this as a kid! I spent a lot of time reading all of the options on this book.

Classroom Extensions:
Let students create their own stories where there are alternate endings.

Let students read books like this to one another and let the one not reading make the choices.
  robinkluth1980 | Apr 21, 2016 |
Grades 3-7 -- These books ["Can You Survive..."] are going to be popular with your young readers, especially the boys. The books describe a variety of choices to a disaster. If the reader makes the wrong choices, they are dead. ... These books will be popular with children who are adventurous, plus they provide mental exercise for the reader. Each book provides three story paths and contains a survival guide related to the topic. ... RECOMMENDED
added by CourtyardSchool | editLibrary Media Connection, Vol. 30, Issue 6, p. 92, Jaime Jeanne Meadows (May 1, 2012)
 
Gr 3-5 -- In this entertaining blend of fiction and nonfiction, readers... get to decide if they'd rather face a hurricane, tornado, or flash flood. Each story path has many choices and a plethora of endings--and not all are happy. ... The photos are bright, vivid, and exciting....
added by CourtyardSchool | editSchool Library Journal, Vol. 57, Issue 12, p. 100, Esther Keller (Dec 1, 2011)
 

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"You're a meteorology student fascinated by storms. But Mother Nature can be unpredictable. Situations can quickly turn deadly when extreme weather is involved. What do you do when: you're in a van full of people and a tornado suddenly appears to be headed right for you? A hurricane gains strength along the Florida coast, but you're unable to convince people to leave their homes? A flash flood suddenly strikes, putting you and your friends and family in mortal danger? Experience the life-or-death dilemmas that face storm chasers. You choose what you'll do next. The choices you make will either lead you to safety-- or to doom."--Publisher's blurb.

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