Surviving From Kidnapping: Taken for Ransom (Wildlife Survival Stories for Kids Book 5)(Full Length Chapter Books for Kids Ages 6-12) (Includes Children Educational Worksheets)

Nathan Ford

Beschreibung

An important book for readers of all ages, Irvine Press brings quality biographies for kids through engagingly written volumes of true-to-life stories of important figures in history.

Our message is simple: Dream Big, We'll Show You How.

Ever since their family set up a small but successful manufacturing business, Nelly and Nina’s lives got much busier. They meet new people everyday and learn skills to one day take over what their parents hope will be their family’s safety net in uncertain times. For the most part, it’s gone well.

But one night, an unknown man breaks into their home and takes them hostage, planning to use them for ransom. With their family’s future on the line, the girls have to put their skills to the test and escape before the money can be handed over. But can they even do that when their kidnapper has taken them to the heart of Utah’s Zion National Park?

Among these biographies, readers will find exceptional and notable men and women across varying disciplines to instill a sense of purpose and goal oriented living from an early age. Discover how each life was shaped and transformed through passion, determination, grit.

Discover Inside This Book:

● The life and work of Nathan Ford
● Difficulties and struggles growing up and as an adult
● Focus on the influence and societal impact
● Vivid illustrations
● Bonus trivia questions for fun activity

In addition to the life and work of Nathan Ford, a special section at the back of the book includes extras of multiple-choice quiz questions and discussion prompts. Learning about historical figures has never been so fascinating!

Verfügbar seit: 28.10.2022.

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