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Deadly Perils: And How to Avoid Them
Deadly Perils And How to Avoid Them
Author: Tracey Turner
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ISBN-13: 9780802787385
ISBN-10: 080278738X
Publication Date: 10/27/2009
Pages: 160
Reading Level: Young Adult
Rating:
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5 stars, based on 1 rating
Publisher: Walker Books for Young Readers
Book Type: Paperback
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I absolutely adore these helpful guidebooks published by Walker Books. As with the 101 THINGS... series, author Tracey Turner gives us a book that is both extremely useful and hilariously entertaining.

DEADLY PERILS AND HOW TO AVOID THEM is divided up into eight distinct sections: Menaces from the Deep, Deadly Planet, Unexpected Perils, Animal Attacks, Small but Lethal, Perilous Weather, Everyday Perils, and Adventurous Perils. Each section then contains several different examples of perils that you might someday encounter, although, hopefully, you'll be able to avoid them at all costs.

Each peril includes additional information, such as the Peril Rating, Location, and Best Known For. Additionally, you are given a predicament, info on what's the worst that can happen, the good news, the bad news, and how to avoid said peril. As I mentioned before, although most perils mentioned are serious (and some ultimately deadly), the best thing about these guidebooks is the humor the author inserts into the subject matter.

In the end, if you've ever wondered how to avoid death by Blue-Ringed Octopus, or how not to die due to a Tortoise-Dropping Bird, or how to stay away from Poisonous Garden Plants or Botulism or Cape Buffaloes, then this is definitely the book for you!