Sands Of The Scorpion

Author: Bear Grylls

Publisher: Red Fox

Publication date: 2009

Bear Grylls is an author who knows how to survive in different environments.

Beck is a teenage boy who likes adventures and knows alot of survival skill's.  Peter is a teenage boy who is more of a city boy than Beck.  He doesn't have as many survival skills as Beck.

Beck an Peter find themselves stranded in the middle of a hot sandy desert. They are fighting the heat and scorpions.

Beck and Peter are traveling with Beck's Uncle Al to Africa for one of his meetings.  When they get to their hotel Uncle Al goes to meet up with some people.  Beck and Peter go swimming and spot some suspicious looking men.  After awhile they go back to their room.  They still see the men.  Peter decides to follow them.  They end up at the airport.  The men were getting in a plane.  Beck and Peter jump in to trying not to get caught. They open a box that is full off tuna and take one.  As the plane takes off one of the men come out and shut the door.  Beck and Peter don't know what to do until Beck sees the parachutes.  Peter gets the planes medical kit and the axe.  They open the door and jump.  They float down into the the desert.  Now Beck has to find what way's north and his survival skills are put to the test to get himself and Peter to the nearest village.

People will love this book because it gives you great tips on how to survive in the wild. When you read this book you will not wont to stop till you get to the last page.

By Stacy