castaways

When a tidal wave threatens the island, the eight castaway monkeys take refuge in high mountain caves and finally discover the secret of the island and the roles they have been chosen to play as its new rulers.

During one of his several adventurous voyages, an Englishman becomes the sole survivor of a shipwreck and lives nearly thirty years on a desert island before being rescued.

Dani and a group of middle schoolers are stranded on a deserted island and need to find a way to get rescued, but when her boyfriend Josh comes up with a dangerous plan, Dani ignores her instincts and goes along with it because she doesn't want to hurt his feelings.

A young man awakens on an island, alone and seriously injured, with no memory, and as he searches for his identity he finds himself caught between two notorious pirates battling for a legendary treasure reportedly hidden by monks.

Because of his success surviving alone in the wilderness for fifty-four days, fifteen-year-old Brian, profoundly changed by his time in the wild, is asked to undergo a similar experience to help scientists learn more about the psychology of survival.

Collects ten real-life short stories about survival after shark attacks, exploding spacecrafts, sinking submarines, and other disasters.

Presents a collection of stories about people surviving plan crashes; including accidents in the wilderness and the Andes, Lynyrd Skynyrd's airplane crash, and military wrecks. Includes glossary and list of resources.

Details the true story of Nakahama Manjiro, a young Japanese boy who in 1841 was shipwrecked along with three friends and rescued by the captain of an American whaling ship.

After being marooned on an island near New Zealand, Jack, an orphaned cabin boy from San Francisco, becomes allied with a group of dogs who protect the local sheep from wild dogs.