SERIES THURSDAY: Survivor Diaries: Dust Storm/Unicorn and Yeti : A Good Team
ABOUT THE BOOK
Stranded after a dust storm hits in a desert in New Mexico, sixth-graders Jen and Martin must call upon real-life skills to come to the rescue. When disaster strikes, they will have to use all their knowledge and grit to survive.
REVIEW
In this fourth book in the Survivor Diaries series, Jen and Martin leave the geocaching group they are with in an effort to get to the cache first. But when they get caught in a sandstorm they become lost and disoriented. The fact that they used to be friends and aren't any more doesn't help them work together, especially when Jen senses Martin's competitiveness. But in order to survive long enough to get help, they must put their differences aside and work together to survive. This series makes for an action-packed adventure for young middle grade readers who like stories that move along quickly. Johnson does a great job of establishing the setting and situation quickly by starting the story with the main character being interviewed by a reporter. Not only is the book an entertaining read, but there are survival tips from the New Mexico Search and Rescue Council included to help young readers understand what the characters did right and wrong on their adventure. A fun series for young survivalists.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Yeti is good at kicking the ball.
Unicorn cannot kick the ball.
Unicorn is good at running races.
Yeti cannot run fast.
Unicorn and Yeti play ring toss, run a race, and go ice skating. These laugh-out-loud stories with full-color artwork and easy-to-read text throughout are perfect for new readers!
REVIEW
This delightful addition to Scholastic's new Unicorn and Yeti series lets readers see the ins and outs of a rather unusual friendship. Unicorn and Yeti enjoy different activities but want to share their fun with each other. The problem is that what works for Yeti, doesn't necessarily work really well for Unicorn. For example, Yeti likes throwing a ball, but Unicorn has a hard time catching it until it gets stuck on her horn. How can they enjoy the same activities when their abilities are so very different? It was fun to read about how they compromised an found new activities to do together in order to make their playing together work. The illustrations are bright and colorful. A real winner of a series.
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