The best-selling (and wildly hilarious) Worst-Case Scenario series is back with 40 extreme survival tips for kids ages 8 to 12, great for adventurous fans of the I Survived series. Erupting volcanoes. Ravenous sharks. Pooping in the woods. The great outdoors is a weird, wonderful, and scare-your-pants-off terrifying place. Whether you re freezing in the Arctic, escaping quicksand in the jungle, or befriending tarantulas in the desert, this guide has you covered. (Figuratively, not literally. We didn t have the budget for a blanket-sized book.) Bust this guide open and discover step-by-step instructions for surviving the most extreme situations that Planet Earth can throw at you. Learn how to: Dodge a charging rhinoceros. Ride out a sandstorm. Navigate by the stars. Build a snow cave. Cross piranha-infested waters. And much more! Yeah, the outdoors can be scary, but you ve got this indispensable, laugh-out-loud survival guide. So what are you waiting for? Get out there!

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Dave Borgenicht is the coauthor of all the books in the Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook series and the founder of Quirk Books. He knows how to float on quicksand, jump from a moving car, and properly groom a gorilla. He lives in Philadelphia. Justin Heimberg defines the word extreme. He is extremely cautious and wary. He is an extreme sleeper and an extreme television watcher. On the rare occasion when Justin is not being extreme, he writes books and films. He lives in an extreme suburb in Maryland.