This fun and informative survival guide introduces readers to the challenging environment of a deserted island. Useful tips tell you how to stay calm, what you can - and shouldn't - eat, how to shelter from the sun, and what animals to avoid. Real life stories demonstrate how humans can survive on their own on an island.

In the middle of the ocean -- Prepare to survive -- Survival story Robinson Crusoe: Alexander Selkirk -- Build a shelter -- Find water -- Survival story Dying of thirst: Joe and Lorenzo -- Hunt for food -- Beware dangerous animals -- Survival story Capsized in a storm: Jesse Brillon -- Build a fire -- Learn basic first aid -- Survival story Help!: U.S. Navy rescue -- Survive the wild.