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Against the Odds Animal Attacks
- Author
- DK
- Narrator
- Dexter Galang
- Publisher
- Dorling Kindersley Ltd
- Publish Date
- 8 May 2025
- Run Time
- 1 hour 52 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
These short stories bring to life some of the world’s deadliest animal attacks, and how three young people beat the odds to survive them.
HMS Birkenhead Shark Attacks, 1852
The Lions of Tsavo, 1898
Sankebetsu Brown Bear Incident, 1915
This audiobook is part of the Against The Odds series, a captivating series of fictional - but inspired by true events - Hi-Lo chapter books tailored for striving listeners aged 10–14. Each title in this collection unravels the extraordinary experiences of young people overcoming incredible challenges. Whether it’s facing the unknown or triumphing against the odds, these stories are both riveting and inspiring.
The series is carefully written with a focus on morphology, which is hugely important for improving spelling and reading comprehension. Against the Odds: Animal Attacks focuses on multiple suffixes.
© 2025 Dorling Kindersley Ltd (P) 2025 DK Audio
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Details
- Author
- DK
- Narrator
- Dexter Galang
- Duration
- 1 hour 52 minutes
- Release Date
- 8 May 2025
- ISBN
- 9780241788608
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Dorling Kindersley Ltd
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Wildlife and habitats, Children’s / Teenage: Chapter books (transitional storybooks)
Synopsis
These short stories bring to life some of the world’s deadliest animal attacks, and how three young people beat the odds to survive them.HMS Birkenhead Shark Attacks, 1852The Lions of Tsavo, 1898Sankebetsu Brown Bear Incident, 1915This audiobook is part of the Against The Odds series, a captivating series of fictional - but inspired by true events - Hi-Lo chapter books tailored for striving listeners aged 10–14. Each title in this collection unravels the extraordinary experiences of young people overcoming incredible challenges. Whether it’s facing the unknown or triumphing against the odds, these stories are both riveting and inspiring.The series is carefully written with a focus on morphology, which is hugely important for improving spelling and reading comprehension. Against the Odds: Animal Attacks focuses on multiple suffixes.© 2025 Dorling Kindersley Ltd (P) 2025 DK Audio
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