Children's Fiction Action & Adventure
Wild Ride
A Graphic Guide Adventure
- Publisher
- Orca Book Publishers
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2007
- Category
- Action & Adventure, Survival Stories, General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781551437569
- Publish Date
- Sep 2007
- List Price
- $9.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781554697809
- Publish Date
- Apr 2018
- List Price
- $7.99
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 9 to 12
- Grade: 4 to 7
- Reading age: 9 to 12
Description
Devin, Nadia and Marcus are on their way to visit their environmentalist parents who are working to stop a logging company from clear-cutting a remote valley. When their plane crashes and the pilot is killed, the kids are left to survive in the wild with Wiley, a government bureaucrat, who is the only other passenger on the plane. Learning to build a shelter and make a fire in the woods, they discover that Wiley is working with the logging company and will do anything to stop the secret getting out. On the run and in mortal danger, the three must outrun Wiley, escape a raging forest fire and outwit a hungry grizzly bear to make it to safety.
About the authors
Mike Deas est auteur-illustrateur de bandes dessinées, telles que Tank and Fizz and The Case of the Tentacle Terror. Il signe aussi les illustrations de la série Graphic Guide Adventure. Sa passion pour l'illustration a été entretenue tout au long de son enfance à l'île Saltspring, en Colombie-Britannique où il habite encore aujourd'hui.
MIKE DEAS is an author/illustrator of graphic novels, most recently Tank and Fizz and the Case of the Tentacle Terror. He is the illustrator of the Graphic Guide Adventure series. His love for illustrative storytelling comes from an early love of reading and drawing while growing up on Saltspring Island, British Columbia. Visit him online at www.deasillustration.com.
Awards
- Commended, A Parent's Guide to the Best Kids' Comic selection
- Short-listed, Hackmatack Children's Choice Award nominee
- Commended, CCBC Best Books starred selection
Editorial Reviews
"This title is perfect for reluctant readers and adventure aficionados."
School Library Journal
"Tweens and younger teens will be drawn to the graphic style and story line."
VOYA
"If you happen to have students that are struggling in reading I suggest that you introduce Wild Ride as it is sure to capture their interest and excitement!"
Resource Links
"The design features of this book and colourful, glossy paper are sure to appeal to young readers...Recommended."
CM Magazine
"The easy-to-follow survival adventure will engage reluctant readers, especially ones curious about survival skills."
Booklist
Other titles by
Tank & Fizz Series Ebook Bundle
Books 1 - 5
West Meadows Detectives: The Case of the Berry Burglars
Tank & Fizz: The Case of the Tentacle Terror
West Meadows Detectives: The Case of the Berry Burglars
Power Play
A Graphic Guide Adventure
Tank & Fizz: The Case of Firebane's Folly
Tank & Fizz: The Case of the Missing Mage
West Meadows Detectives: The Case of Maker Mischief
West Meadows Detectives: The Case of the Snack Snatcher
