| Adrift and Alone: True Stories of Survival at Sea Contributor(s): Yomtov, Nel (Author), Kinsella, Patrick (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1491465727 ISBN-13: 9781491465721 Publisher: Capstone Press OUR PRICE: $29.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | Health & Daily Living - Safety - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Disasters |
| Dewey: 910.452 |
| LCCN: 2015001836 |
| Series: True Stories of Survival |
| Physical Information: 0.07" H x 7.21" W x 9.24" (0.54 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Hi Interest/Low Vocabulary |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 175291 Reading Level: 4.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Drifting alone on the ocean for days on end. The hot sun is beating down, and water is all you can see in any direction. In these horrible conditions, there are some who have found the will to survive. These true stories detail the amazing events of people who have braved the elements on the open sea. |
Contributor Bio(s): Yomtov, Nel: - Nel Yomtov is a writer of children's nonfiction books and graphic novels. He specializes in writing about history, country studies, science, and biography. His graphic novel adaptation, Jason and the Golden Fleece, published by Stone Arch Books/Capstone was a winner of the 2009 Moonbeam Children's Book Award and the 2011 Lighthouse Literature Award. Nel is an avid American military history buff and has written two additional graphic novels for Capstone, True Stories of World War I and True Stories of the Civil War. He lives in the New York City area. |