Unleash your inner explorer with 'Adventures in Wild Places,' a captivating book that delves into the extreme challenges faced by adventurers in the world’s harshest environments. This enlightening read invites you to discover the resilience and endurance required to trek through treacherous terrains—from towering glaciers to parched deserts. Perfect for young adventurers and students, this 32-page publication, published in 2019 by ECPP, is filled with engaging vocabulary that introduces essential terms such as adrenalin, altitude, hypothermia, and frostbite.

This volume not only highlights the natural wonders of our planet but also educates readers about the physical and mental challenges that come with extreme adventures. Learn how experienced trekkers deal with the threats of avalanches, blizzards, and dehydration. Ideal for educators seeking powerful teaching resources, 'Adventures in Wild Places' is part of the WorldWise literary program which blends reading with crucial STEM concepts.

With this book, students will enhance their vocabulary while exploring the beauty and dangers inherent in the world around them. Arriving from our Auckland warehouse, this item ships FREE—allow 15 days for delivery with no unexpected import charges or custom duties. Grab your copy today to inspire a lifelong love for exploration and adventure in the wild!

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Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781760861339
Year: 2019
Publisher: ECPP
Pages: 32


Description:
Title Information:­ Adventures in Wild Places: Adventures in Wild Places explores how harsh environments provide challenges for people and how they test the strength and endurance of those who visit.Content vocabulary:adrenalin, air pressure, altitude, avalanche, belaying, blizzard, buoyant, chambers, crevasses,  dehydration, dysentery, expedition, fatigue, frostbite, fungus, glacier, granite, hazards, hypothermia,  itinerary, monolith, moonscapes, nylon, oxygen, paralysed, Sherpa, stagnant water, submersibles,  summit, symptoms, trek, trekking, trenches, World Heritage siteKey concepts: Some environments are so harsh that it is difficult for people to live there long term  Some people challenge themselves to adapt to and survive in harsh environments, so they can visitand experience these placesReading Strategies: Using knowledge of text structureRelated resource:Lesson Plan - Adventures in Wild PlacesSeries Information: WorldWise is a high-interest literacy program that encourages inquiry and questioning while extending knowledge in science and a range of STEM topics linked to the curriculum. This engaging program teaches reading strategies simultaneously with natural, earth and physical science concepts – reflecting the diversity of the world students live in.Students will develop strategies and skills to read informative texts across a range of text types while they learn to become informative text writers. With an assortment of text types on offer, themes and concepts are introduced and revisited across the reading stages, building on initial concepts with increasing complexity.W