This is not your parents' scouting survival manual! From extreme weather to just leaving the house every day, who doesn't have a lot to be worried about? The World Almanac Guide to Getting Out Alive prepares readers to face any obstacle head-on, with the best possible action. Whether you're worried about surviving something uncommon (like a volcanic eruption, shark attack, or plane crash) or something more common (like going to the dentist or giving a presentation in front of your whole class), this guide has escape routes, strategies, and other ways to get to safer ground--or avoid trouble in the first place!

Chapters include:

• Survival Skills 101
• First Aid Basics
• Animal Attacks
• Dangerous Situations
• Well, I'm Lost
• When Nature Attacks
• Family Troubles
• Body Language
• Occupational Hazards (Surviving School and Work)
• Social Situations