Lost in the Amazon: A Battle for Survival in the Heart of the Rainforest

by Tod Olson

Overview

In this true story written for young readers, a teen is the only survivor of a plane crash and must stay alive in the South American jungle until rescue.

Peru, Christmas Eve, 1970. It was supposed to be a routine flight, carrying eighty-six passengers across the Andes Mountains and home for the holiday. But high above the Amazon rainforest, a roiling storm engulfs the plane. Lightning strikes. A deafening whoosh sweeps through the cabin. And suddenly, seventeen-year-old Juliane Koepcke is alone. The plane has vanished. She is strapped to her seat and plunging 3,500 feet to the forest floor. On Christmas Day, she wakes. She is injured, covered in mud, but strangely—miraculously—alive. And now, in a remote corner of the largest rainforest on Earth, the real battle for survival begins.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780545928298
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	08/17/2022
Series:	Lost , #3
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	176
Sales rank:	937,120
File size:	48 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Tod Olson is the author of the Lost series, the How to Get Rich historical fiction series, and numerous books for the school/library and classroom markets. He has written for national magazines on the Columbine school shooting, homeless teens, the murder of Matthew Shepard, and many other stories of interest to children and young adults. During his 25 years in children's publishing, he has edited and developed several collections of books for both school/library and the classroom. Tod holds an MFA from Vermont College.