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Lost in the Amazon : a battle for survival in the heart of the rainforest

Summary: "Peru, Christmas Eve, 1970. It was supposed to be a routine flight, carrying 86 passengers across the Andes Mountains and home for the holiday. But high above the Amazon rainforest, a roiling storm engulfs the plane. Lightning strikes. A deafening whoosh sweeps through the cabin. And suddenly, 17-year-old Juliane Koepcke is alone. The plane has vanished. She is strapped to her seat and plunging 3,500 feet to the forest floor. On Christmas Day, she wakes. She is injured, covered in mud, but strangely--miraculously--alive. And now, in a remote corner of the largest rainforest on Earth, the real battle for survival begins"--

Record details

ISBN: 9780545928274
ISBN: 0545928273
ISBN: 9780545928229
ISBN: 0545928222
Physical Description: print
162 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Scholastic Inc., 2018.
Copyright: ℗♭2018.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Series number from last page.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	December 24, 1971 -- The green hell -- Alone -- Follow the water -- No shortcuts -- The river -- Swarm -- Losing hope -- "My name is Juliane" -- Survivor -- The story -- Epilogue: payback.
Target Audience Note:	Ages 8-12.
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader Level. Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.8 4 194189. Accelerated Reader MG 6.8 4 4 194189.