Survival at sea
The children’s cruise becomes a storm-driven shipwreck adventure, while the book also covers survival at sea and exploring wrecks.
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Caryn Jenner - Author
This combines a dramatic sea-survival story with factual material about ships, oceans, weather, survival and wreck exploration. Charts, games and an index add informational features beyond the narrative.
This book includes short stories for children, and it is designed to help kids learn how to read and learn to love reading. "Shipwreck: Surviving the Storm" is a "Reading Alone" book, perfect for supporting children who are proficient readers. These short stories for children have varied sentence lengths and rich vocabulary to develop the habit of reading widely for fun. DK Reads prove that good reads build great readers. Marina and Jason embark on a cruise ship around the Bahamas with their Dad, but the ocean turns stormy and the ship smashes into a submerged island. Floating on a life-craft and separated from their Dad, the children begin a dramatic and heart-racing ocean adventure. "Shipwreck: Surviving the Storm" is part of the DK Reads series, a three-level reading scheme of children's short stories that help kids become confident readers, featuring engaging and illustrated topics. This book includes interactive aspects such as charts and games provide an element of fun while supporting the story and national curriculum. DK Reads is created in consultation with literacy experts and adheres to levelled reading scheme guidelines so the grammar, vocabulary and content are absolutely right.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis combines a dramatic sea-survival story with factual material about ships, oceans, weather, survival and wreck exploration. Charts, games and an index add informational features beyond the narrative.
The children’s cruise becomes a storm-driven shipwreck adventure, while the book also covers survival at sea and exploring wrecks.
The storm, shipwreck, life-craft journey and separation from a parent create clear suspense.
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