Lauren Tarshis
I Survived the Night of the Lions, 2025 (I Survived #26)
Stealth Science
Why this book counts
- Life Science
- Environment & Ecology
- Expedition / Survival
- Nature Narrative / Field Discovery
I Survived the Night of the Lions, 2025 takes Dylan into Botswana's Okavango Delta with a filmmaker and lion expert before a plane crash leaves him alone among predators. The delta's animal community, lion behavior, injury, and limits of human movement make wildlife knowledge essential to his survival.
The science inside
- Animals & Zoology
- Ecosystems
- Scientific Discovery & Careers
Your child will meet:
- The Okavango Delta supports connected populations of predators, prey, reptiles, and other organisms around seasonal water and grassland habitats.
- Lions are social predators whose movement and hunting behavior must be observed from a protected distance.
- Field experts study wildlife through patient observation and safety protocols rather than close contact.
Use it this way
Parent effort: Simple activity
Lauren Tarshis's 26th I Survived book transports readers deep into one of the most breathtaking -- and dangerous -- places on Earth: Botswana's Okavango Delta. This remote wilderness bursts with life, sheltering more lions, elephants, and dazzling (and deadly) creatures than almost anywhere else on the planet.
Eleven-year-old Dylan is still reeling from the injury that shattered his all-star Little League dreams back home in Boston. His film-maker older sister offers him the trip of a lifetime: to travel with her as she films a world-famous lion expert in the heart of southern Africa.
Dylan's days in the wilds of Botswana are filled with awe and wonder -- elephants splashing in lagoons, leopards growling under star-lit skies, herds of zebras racing through golden grasslands, glittering snakes basking on tree branches -- until disaster strikes.
A plane crash hurls Dylan into the unforgiving wilderness, where deadly creatures are on the prowl. Alone, injured, and terrified, Dylan must summon every ounce of strength and as he faces the deadliest predator of all: the African lion.
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