Lassieur, Allison. Can You Survive Being Lost At Sea? An Interactive Survival Adventure.

Lassieur, Allison.  Can You Survive Being Lost At Sea? An Interactive Survival Adventure. Capstone Publishers     2013  112p      ISBN 978-1-4296-6861-3 

Series: You Choose: Survival  elem  Hardback    E-BNe Nonfiction

This narrative nonfiction has the reader making choices based on knowledge and common sense to lead to either survival or destruction in a misadventure at sea.  There are three possible scenarios presented, and at key points in each story line, the reader makes choices in order to move the story forward.  Along the way, the reader learns some important principles of survival.  If he or she tries each option, he or she will learn lessons – for example, drinking sea water is deadly, no matter how thirsty you are.

The vocabulary is controlled and there is a glossary in the back.  The last chapter gives a summation of survival thoughts.  Then there are four real-life examples of survival at sea.  A quiz asks readers to prioritize their survival needs.  A bibliography lists four titles and the publisher-sponsored web site.  The index lists terms that are used in the narrative.  The writing is clear and presents plausible situations for survival at sea.  Making the right choices leads the readers to rescue, while less sensible choices lead to death.  The reader can easily go back and change choices to change outcomes.  The illustrations enhance the factual information and lend excitement to the story.

This book will appeal to boys and some girls in grades 3-6.  The series, You Choose: Survival, presents survival situations where the reader makes choices that influence the outcome.       

Summary: This book offers three main survival scenarios involving being lost at sea, with multiple possible endings.  Each choice emphasizes the principles of survival. 

Survival, Maritime danger                                         --Joan Theal