01868cam a2200409 i 4500 357772156 TxAuBib 140210s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2014005123 9780778704300 reinforced library binding : alk. paper 0778704300 reinforced library binding : alk. paper 9780778704362 pbk. : alk. paper 077870436X pbk. : alk. paper (OCoLC)864750007 NJQ/DLC eng NJQ DLC rda TxAuBib rda Bailey, Gerry. Stranded on an island : can science save your life / Gerry Bailey. New York, New York : Crabtree Publishing, [2014] 32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Science to the rescue Includes index. Introduction to Joes story -- What is an island? -- Archipelagos -- Atolls -- How do atolls grow? -- Island plants -- Island animals -- The coral reef -- How to catch fish -- Friction -- Island peoples -- Rare plants -- Why is Joe there?. "After a freak wave maroons Joe on a deserted island, he investigates the food chain of the islands ecosystem. He learns to gather food and build shelter, copying other living things and using whatever materials he can find on the island."-- Provided by publisher. Ages 8-11. Grades 4 to 6. Wilderness survival. Shipwreck survival. Coral reefs and islands. Coral reefs and islands. Juvenile literature. Law, Felicia. Noyes, Leighton, author. Science to the rescue. QS7