How to Survive Almost Anything

ISBN: 0439579007

Author: Scholastic

HOW TO SURVIVE ALMOST ANYTHING There are going to be times when you find yourself in an unexpected situation. It might be something that's frightening, or challenging, or annoying, or embarrassing, or just plain hard. This Survival Handbook is especially for you to help you during times like those. It's your answer-filled guide to solving all sorts of life's big-and not so big-challenges. Go ahead - take a look. From bee stings to bullies, How to Survive Almost Anything is packed with ideas for surviving all sorts of sticky situations! You'll find solutions to tricky stuff, like what to do when a friend asks you to steal or what to do if you're caught lying. You'll get tips for all kinds of icky stuff, from getting gum off the bottom of your shoe to what to do if you throw up at school. You'll learn how to use your watch as a compass, make a first-aid kit, calculate how far away lightning is, how to evacuate a building in an emergency, and what to do when there's a fire! You'll get advice about embarrassing moments like when you drop your lunch tray in front of the whole cafeteria, and scary moments like what happens if you find yourself on thin ice. You'll also get to know how to deal with school stuff, siblings, strangers, storms - and lots more! You'll find that there's a way to survive almost anything - and that you can do it! Plus there are cool projects like how to make a sling and how to map out a fire - escape route, and special quizzes so you can test your survival knowledge for different situations. At the end of this book, you'll even get to quiz yourself to see how much you've improved your survival skills. But most important, you'll learn strategies that can be used to help solve almost any problem, not just the ones in this book. Knowing how to go about solving a problem is the first step to solving it!

• Self-Help
• Inspirational