Gordon Korman
Shipwreck (Island Trilogy, Book 1)
Stealth Science
Why this book counts
- Earth Science
- Engineering & Technology
- Expedition / Survival
- Story / Adventure
- Maker / Problem-Solving
A Pacific storm turns a character-building voyage into a struggle to keep a vessel and its young crew alive when the adults are gone. Boat systems, seawater, waves, fire, and failure chains become consequential details inside the shipwreck suspense rather than a seamanship chapter.
The science inside
- Earth Systems & Geology
- Engineering & Design
- Inventions
- Ecosystems
Your child will meet:
- A boat's hull and valves are designed to keep unwanted seawater from entering enclosed spaces.
- A failure in one vessel system can combine with severe weather to create a larger emergency.
- Survival decisions must account for changing hazards, limited supplies, and the condition of the group.
Use it this way
Parent effort: Quick discussion
An action-packed survival suspense from bestselling and award-winning author Gordon Korman.
Six kids. One shipwreck. One desert island.
They didn't want to be on the boat in the first place. They were sent there as punishment, or as a character-building experience. Now the adults are gone, and the quest for survival has begun.
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