| Buried Alive Contributor(s): Skurzynski, Gloria (Author), Ferguson, Alane (Author) |
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ISBN: 0792269667 ISBN-13: 9780792269663 Publisher: National Geographic Society OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2003 Annotation: The Landons are in Alaska's Denali National Park and are joined by 13-year-old Nicky Milano. Jack, Ashley, and Nicky accept a dogsled ride from a man in a Park Service uniform. Deep in the frozen wilderness, the kids are stranded and are caught in an avalanche. Includes a park map. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2002154147 |
| Lexile Measure: 750 |
| Series: Mysteries in Our National Parks (Library) |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 5.56" W x 8.84" (0.70 lbs) 146 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Rural - Geographic Orientation - Alaska |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 68135 Reading Level: 4.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This latest thriller takes the Landons to Alaska, where wildlife biologist Olivia and her photographer husband, Steven, have been asked to study the impact of snowmobiles on the wolverine population of Denali National Park. With the family is 13-year-old Nicky Milano. When a man in a Park Service uniform offers to take Jack, Ashley, and Nicky on a dogsled ride, the kids eagerly accept. They mush off across the snow, riding deeper and deeper into the frozen wilderness. But during a rest stop, the man suddenly rushes off, leaving the young people stranded. As they huddle to keep warm and try to figure out what to do, they hear a deafening roar. Avalanche Now the kids must fight for their lives. Can they somehow escape the thundering mass of snow? Or will they be buried alive? |