Download or read book Crocodile Attack Extreme Adventures written by Justin D'Ath and published by Penguin Group Australia. This book was released on 2005-08-29 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'I didn't want to die, and I especially didn't want to be killed by a crocodile. But there was no escape.' A robber has kidnapped Sam Fox and his cousin Nissa during a tropical cyclone. When the getaway car crashes into the raging Crocodile River, Sam and Nissa must face one ordeal after another to survive against incredible odds. Sam fights to keep his head above water and Nissa out of the jaws of certain death. As the waters rise and the crocodiles close in, Sam must push himself to the limits of endurance. An action-packed rollercoaster ride, Crocodile Attack is the first book in a thrilling new series! Visit puffin.com.au/extreme for more.
Download or read book Thrill Seekers written by Ann McCallum Staats and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Ann McCallum Staats has written an uplifting book profiling a handful of extraordinary women whose example proves that nothing can or should hold women back. These women push the boundaries of what was believed possible, achieving the impossible." —Milbry Polk, author of Women of Discovery, and member of the Explorers Club board of directors Encompassing a diverse selection of women in extreme and unique sports, this book shares the stories of bold and daring thrill-seekers What is the allure of the extreme? Who are the women who seek out and excel at sports outside the conventional, such as cave diving, wingsuit flying, or Formula 1 racing? This collection of adventure dynamos is as fascinating as it is empowering. Thrill Seekers introduces readers to a diverse and fascinating selection of women whose determination, grit, and courage have propelled each of them into a life far from the sidelines. Each chapter introduces readers to modern role models and leaders, change-makers who opt into a life of risk—but one of astonishing rewards. Inspire young people to approach life with the same bold resolve. Women of Power. Bold books to inspire bold moves. Thrill Seekers is the debut title in the new Women of Power series. Women of Power is a timely, inclusive, international, modern biography series that profiles 15 diverse, modern women who are changing the world in their field while empowering others to follow their dreams.
Download or read book Dangerous Games written by Andrew Todhunter and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2013-02-13 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this elegant and exciting collection Andrew Todhunter, himself an extreme sportsman and the author of the critically acclaimed Fall of the Phantom Lord, takes readers along as men and women push themselves to their limits in the world’s riskiest sports. In several of these essays Todhunter writes from personal experience, joining his subjects as they free fall from cliffs, wriggle through narrow underground crevices, and dive deep beneath the ice of a frozen lake. In these adrenaline-laced accounts of extreme sportsmanship, Todhunter captures not only the thrill of conquest but the deep pleasure of being someplace few others have gone as well.
Download or read book Skateboarding written by L.M. Burke and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 1999-12-15 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the origins and evolution, equipment and techniques of the sport known as "sidewalk surfing."
Download or read book Scorpion Sting Extreme Adventures written by Justin D'Ath and published by Penguin Group Australia. This book was released on 2006-08-28 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'I was lost in the desert. Without transport. Without water. Without a hope.' Sam Fox is on a caving expedition in the desert when the roof collapses, trapping his brother Nathan beneath tonnes of rubble. Nathan is in a bad way, and Sam's his only hope. But when he reaches the cave exit, Sam discovers a sea of huge, angry scorpions! And that's just the first deadly obstacle he will have to face if he's to get his brother out alive . . . An action-packed rollercoaster ride, Scorpion Sting is the fourth book in a thrilling new series! Visit puffin.com.au/extreme for more.
Download or read book Bushfire Rescue written by Justin D'Ath and published by Penguin Group Australia. This book was released on 2005-08-29 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Help me!' I gasped. 'My name is Sam Fox and I'm trapped in a truck . . . There's a bushfire all around me!' It's the holidays and Sam Fox has gone to the high country to stay with his grandparents. While trying to stop cattle rustlers from stealing a stud bull, an injured Sam is isolated in the mountains during a horrific bushfire. To survive, he must rely on his courage; ingenuity, and the help of Chainsaw – a mad old rodeo bull! An action-packed rollercoaster ride, Bushfire Rescue is the second book in a thrilling new series! Visit puffin.com.au/extreme for more.
Download or read book Killer Whale written by Justin D'Ath and published by Penguin Group Australia. This book was released on 2008-03-03 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The whale flung itself onto the ice and came sliding up the slope on its belly. Straight towards Harry and me... Sam Fox is on holidays with his family in Antarctica when their ski plane crashes on the ice. As the unstable iceshelf cracks apart, Sam and his younger brother become separated from the rest of the group. Before long, they're stranded on a wobbly icefloe. Just when it seems things couldn't get any worse, a massive creature emerges from the deep. A creature with huge jaws, and rows and rows of enormous teeth... A wild, action-packed ride, Killer Whale is the most chilling Extreme Adventure yet! Visit puffin.com.au/extreme for more.
Download or read book Grizzly Trap written by Justin D'Ath and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assistant Cub Scout leader Sam Fox is on a trip to North America with his pack when their bus crashes. With some people seriously injured, Sam and two cubs must set off to find help. They are thousands of miles from home, in the middle of the wilderness ? a wilderness full of howling wolves, and a massive, unpredictable grizzly bear...
Download or read book Extreme Sports written by Richard Platt and published by DK Children. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collection of five stories with each story describing a contest or a place where extreme sports enthusiasts test their skills to the limit.
Download or read book Killer Whale written by Justin D'Ath and published by A&C Black Childrens & Educational. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sam Fox and his younger brother Harry are thrilled when they win a family holiday to Antarctica. However, things quickly takea turn for the worse when their ski plane crash lands on arrival, withthe boys becoming isolated from the rest of the group. Stranded on a wobbly ice floe andsurrounded by deathly cold water, Sam needs to find a way to stop theiriceberg floating into the Southern Ocean before they freeze to death! Packed with fierce leopard seals, sharp-toothed killer whales, and a crew of cold-hearted whalers, this is astory that really will make your blood run cold...
Download or read book Shark Bait written by Justin D'Ath and published by Penguin Group Australia. This book was released on 2006-05 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Suddenly I was back in the blurry green undersea world. And the shark was there, too. Coming straight at me. Fast!' Sam Fox is on holidays at the Great Barrier Reef when he and a young Japanese tourist are swept off a coral shelf by a freak wave. Before they know it, a strong current has pushed them out into open water. First Sam must fight to keep himself and his new friend from drowning; then, as night falls over the inky black ocean, the underwater predators start moving in . . . An action-packed rollercoaster ride, Shark Bait is the most thrilling (and scary) Extreme Adventure yet! Visit puffin.com.au/extreme for more.
Download or read book Bushfire Rescue written by Justin D'Ath and published by Kane/Miller Book Publishers. This book was released on 2010-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's the holidays and Sam Fox has gone to the high country to stay with his grandparents. While trying to stop cattle rustlers from stealing a stud bull, an injured Sam is isolated in the mountains during a horrific bushfire. To survive, he must rely on his courage; ingenuity, and the help of Chainsaw--a mad old rodeo bull!
Download or read book Sam Fox Extreme Adventures written by Justin D'Ath and published by Puffin. This book was released on 2014 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sam Fox is a danger magnet! Join TV's newest hero as he braves furious floods, raging bushfires, and survives close encounters with crocs, killer sharks and a mad old rodeo bull. From the best-selling, action-packed Extreme Adventures series comes this exciting edition with three nail-biting stories in one.
Download or read book Hawk Davidson written by Tony Reno and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hawk Davidson tests extreme sports equipment for ACME Extreme Sports Company. Hawk often finds himself in dangerous situations with Samantha Turner and other adversaries from RIVAL Sports, ACME's top competitor. In this adventure, Hawk helps a friend find out what happened to the water in Desert Lake.
Download or read book Extreme Adventures Northern California written by Brad Olsen and published by CCC Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes outdoor activities and adventures rated by author for risk and adrenaline rush.
Download or read book Man Eater written by Justin D'Ath and published by Penguin Group Australia. This book was released on 2007-10 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The leopard crouching in the bushes looked like something out of a nightmare. One ear was gone and so was one eye, and there was no fur on half its head. The mean glint in its remaining eye told me that it was the man-eater that had killed half the village . . . The next exciting Sam Fox adventure is set in Africa! When the tour bus takes off without him, Sam uses his wits to escape an angry mother elephant, a king cobra, a hyena, baboons and a hungry crocodile. But can he survive an encounter with a ferocious, man-eating leopard? An action-packed adventure, Man Eater is the scariest Extreme Adventure yet!. Visit puffin.com.au/extreme for more.
Download or read book Adrenaline Junkie s Adventure Book written by Bryan Kelley and published by . This book was released on 2018-12-26 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine being in the water with a 15 foot, 5000 pound great white shark and being so close that you could poke it in the eye. Imagine being in a plane at 4000 feet in the air and climbing out of the cockpit to walk around on the wings while still in flight.The Adrenaline Junkie's Adventure Book is a guide for the outdoor and sports enthusiasts, the thrill seekers, the adrenaline junkie's and the adventure travelers seeking out some of the most fantastic adventures imaginable. This book covers a wide variety of extreme activities in the water, on land, and in the air. Written by a USMC Recon Marine and thrill seeking adventurer, this book presents readers with many different activities that should get their hearts racing, and adrenaline pumping. These incredible activities can be found and enjoyed all over the world, as well as in their back yards. This book offers some hotel and restaurant recommendations along with pricing info and contact information for the facilities where you can book your adventures. This book is perfect for anyone looking for their next extreme adventure idea as well as any armchair adventures just looking for a good read.
