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Pick of the Week: Survive-O-Pedia
September 8th, 2011
The Worst-Case Scenario: Junior Edition book series is wildly popular with kids and adults alike. It includes guides on how to survive just about anything, from middle school to bullies to chores. Now, the same people who brought you those helpful books are bringing you the very worst of the worst (worst-case, that is!).
The Worst-Case Scenario: Junior Edition Survive-o-pedia is jam-packed with more than 65 entries filled with detailed survival techniques ranging from the more practical to the absolutely outrageous. It’s no secret that kids (and parents!) are fascinated by extreme weather, scary creatures and dangerous situations. Now, instead of just imagining what they would do when faced with these types of scenarios, kids can actually learn the strange and interesting facts through easy-to-follow instructions and eye-popping, full-colour illustrations.
Inside, readers will learn how to handle airplane turbulence, how to escape an avalanche and how to survive a trip over a waterfall. They’ll also find out how to spot a venomous spider or snake and how to tell which ones are actually harmless. There’s even a bit of myth busting, so that kids can learn whether there is any truth behind common advice like peeing on a jellyfish sting to stop the pain. (Spoiler alert: Turns out there’s not.)
Now, if only there was a colourfully illustrated guide for parents on how to survive those turbulent teenage years…
WIN IT!
One lucky reader is going to win a copy of Survive-o-pedia. All you have to do is leave us a comment below and tell us what situation you’d like to learn to survive, be it something simple like learning to properly open a coconut, or complex, like surviving a shipwreck. The giveaway closes Friday September 16th at 5 p.m., so don’t miss your chance to win this awesome prize. Good luck!
The Worst-Case Scenario Junior Edition Survive-o-pedia, $19, Chronicle Books. Also available at amazon.ca.
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I would love to learn how to survive being stranded on a deserted island….just in case :)
I’d like to learn how to survive being stuck in a snowstorm, because, you know, I live in Canada!
I would love to know how to survive floating down the Fraser river.
I would like to know how to survive motherhood…ha ha. Just joking! How about surviving a hurricane?
I want to know how to survive in a burning building when I’m on the top floor.
How to get used to heights
I often wonder what I’d do if the brakes on my vehicle failed…
how to survive a 3-day blackout with teenagers without killing them!!!!
I would like to learn how to find water in a place like a dessert.
I would LOVE to learn how to survive the morning chaos of getting my 5 year old son off to school!