The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook for Kids

A 2024 National Parenting Product Awards Winner!

Erupting volcanoes. Ravenous sharks. Pooping in the woods. The great outdoors is a weird, wonderful, and scare-your-pants-off terrifying place—and this wildly hilarious handbook has your young adventurer covered.

From the best-selling Worst-Case Scenario series comes 40 extreme survival tips designed for kids ages 8 to 12. Perfect for fans of the I Survived series, this laugh-out-loud guide blends real-deal survival smarts with the kind of gross-out humor that keeps reluctant readers turning pages well past bedtime.

Crack it open and your kid will learn how to:

• Dodge a charging rhinoceros
• Ride out a sandstorm
• Navigate by the stars
• Build a snow cave
• Cross piranha-infested waters
• And much, much more

Whether they’re freezing in the Arctic, escaping quicksand in the jungle, or befriending tarantulas in the desert, the step-by-step instructions are clear, the illustrations are fantastic, and the giggles are guaranteed.

We love tucking this one into a beach bag or backpack—it’s the kind of book that gets dog-eared, passed between siblings, and read aloud on rainy afternoons. A favorite shelf-talker pick for curious kids who’d rather be exploring tide pools along the Marginal Way than sitting still.

So what are you waiting for? Get out there!

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