Long, David
Summary: A collection of survival tales includes the story of a teenager who fell two miles from an airplane and trekked through the Amazon jungle to safety and a woman who was trapped under freezing water for so long that her heart stopped.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Faber & Faber 2016
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 613.6 LONSummary: Before he was King of the Jungle, Tarzan was an awkward young kid just trying to fit in. When one of his missteps puts his family in jeopardy, Tarzan decides they would be better off without him. Along his new journey he must come face to face with the mysterious Zugor, the most powerful force in the land. Together, Tarzan and Zugor discover that being different is not a weakness and that...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Home Entertainment 2005
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY TARDavis, Jennifer
Summary: In an age when people are in search of new and more fulfilling experiences to replace screens and bring families together, this book explores 100 ways to connect with nature and discover the benefits of forest fun. From bushcraft activities like whittling and firelighting to spiritual pursuits like forest bathing and meditation, forest educator Jennifer Davis has brought together activities for...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Laurence King Publishing Ltd 2020
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Y 613.69 DAVCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 613.69 DAVFerencik, Erica
Summary: In this pulse-pounding thriller from the author of the "haunting, twisting thrill-ride" (Megan Miranda, New York Times bestselling author) The River at Night, a young woman leaves behind everything she knows to take on the jungle of Bolivia, but her excursion abroad quickly turns into a fight for her life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scout Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction Ferencik 2019Wark, Chris
Summary: "Two days before Christmas and at just 26-years-old, Chris Wark found himself diagnosed with stage-3 colon cancer. Before he knew it, he was wheeled into surgery, where a golf ball-sized tumor and a third of his colon were removed. Doctors told Wark thatas soon as he recovered from surgery, he would need 9 to 12 months of chemotherapy in order to prevent a recurrence. But when the first meal he...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hay House, Inc. 2018
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.99 WARGrylls, Bear
Summary: "Omar wants to win--he's determined to be the fastest and the best at everything. Even if that means upsetting people slower than him. Then a strange compass gets him lost in a thick tropical rain forest, face-to-face with deadly spiders, poisonous snakes--and Bear Grylls. Together, they must find a way through the dangerous undergrowth and cross crock-infested waters ... Can Omar slow down,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing 2017