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CM . . . . Volume XXII Number 28 . . . . March 25, 2016
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Would You Survive? is a fun activity book that provides 30 "challenges", with 26 of them resembling the example found in the excerpt above. Becker first creates a scenario, and then she asks 10 questions concerning what readers would choose to do if they actually found themselves in that specific scenario. The questions are not open-ended; instead, Becker usually provides three possible responses. When readers have chosen their responses to the 10 questions, they can self-score, and, after totalling their scores, they can then turn to the HOW YOU RATE... to see how well they would have survived in that particular situation. The survival scenarios range from the serious ("Can You Find Your Way in the Wilderness?", "Pick Your Poison - or Not!" "Desert Disaster" and "First Aid 101") to the fanciful ("Can You Survive Stardom?", "Will You Survive Middle School?", "Kidnapped by Pirates" and "The Espionage Exam"). The remaining four activities include a maze, two knowledge-based "Game Shows" and "Are You Fit Enough to Survive?". "Are You Fit Enough to Survive?" provides eight brief scenarios with each requiring a physical response. For example:
Again, Becker provides a scoring rubric, one that assesses readers' physical fitness. Numerous black and white illustrations are used to break up the text. While Would You Survive? would make a fine recreational read in library collections, its "consumable" nature also suggests it will have an audience among individual purchasers. Recommended. Dave Jenkinson, CM's editor, survives in Winnipeg, MB.
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