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Survival & Wilderness

Survival stories tap something primal. The question of what you would do if everything depended on you. These 0 books put children in exactly that position and, mostly, let them find out they'd do better than they feared.

Lost in the woods, stranded on an island, or simply building a fire for the first time. Stories about resourcefulness in nature.

Related:Adventure Nature & Outdoors Resilience

Survival & Wilderness Books for Kids – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

3,843 books about survival & wilderness

0–3 yrs44 books

4–7 yrs708 books

8–11 yrs2149 books

Age

0–2 3–5 6–8 9–12 13+

Cover of All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team

All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team

Christina Soontornvat

Twelve soccer players and their coach are trapped by floodwaters deep inside a Thai cave, sparking a massive, high-stake

Cover of Escape

Six different kids must survive a shipwreck and a vicious storm on the Pacific Ocean with no food, no water, and almost

Cover of Dogsong

Russel Susskit leaves behind the noise of snow machines to take a team of dogs on an epic journey across the ice in sear

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12–18 yrs

866 books

Cover of Father Water, Mother Woods

Father Water, Mother Woods

Gary Paulsen

The rugged woods of Minnesota come alive in these true stories of hunting, fishing, and the quiet lessons learned while

Ages 10–14

Cover of Shipwreck

Six teenagers stranded in the Pacific after a vicious storm must set aside their differences and work together to surviv

Cover of The California Wildfires, 2018

The California Wildfires, 2018

A terrifying firestorm races toward a Northern California town, forcing Josh to face a wall of flames and the family sec

Cover of A Pack Divided

Survivors: The Gathering Darkness #1

Storm finally feels safe in the Wild Pack after the Big Growl, but rising internal tensions threaten to shatter the frag

Cover of The Snow Fell Three Graves Deep

The Snow Fell Three Graves Deep

Eighty-nine emigrants take an untested shortcut into the wilderness, leading to a harrowing winter of desperation in the

Cover of The Quest Begins

The Quest Begins

Three orphaned bear cubs from different worlds must unite to survive the wilderness, led by a mysterious shape-shifter t

Cover of The Last Kids on Earth Survival Guide

The Last Kids on Earth Survival Guide

For the child who dreams of adventure and battling monsters, this survival guide helps them imagine thriving in a world

Cover of The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games #1

The Hunger Games

Suzanne Collins

Katniss and Peeta thought they had won their safety, but their defiance in the arena has turned them into symbols of a r

Cover of I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964

I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964

Eleven-year-old Jack thinks he is Alaska tough until a massive 9.2 magnitude earthquake shatters the earth and tests his

Cover of The Wellington Avalanche, 1910

The Wellington Avalanche, 1910

Trapped on a stalled train during a relentless snowstorm, one young girl faces the terrifying power of America’s deadlie

Cover of The River

Brian's Saga #2

When a lightning strike leaves his companion in a coma and the radio dead, Brian must build a raft to navigate a hundred

Cover of Grizzly

World of Adventure #15

When a grizzly bear begins terrorizing his family's Montana ranch, Justin decides to track the predator himself, leading

Cover of Dominus

After her father's lies shatter her family, a 17-year-old is blackmailed into playing Dominus, a virtual game where losi

Cover of Catching Fire

The Hunger Games #2

Suzanne Collins

Katniss and Peeta have survived the Hunger Games, but their act of defiance has sparked a dangerous rebellion that makes

Cover of Apocalypse

Survival is the only goal when Kit and his parents crash their sailboat on a remote island ruled by a primitive sect tha

Cover of The Transall Saga

The Transall Saga

A flash of blue light transports thirteen-year-old Mark from a desert backpacking trip into a primitive world where surv

Cover of 24 Hours in Nowhere

24 Hours in Nowhere

Thirteen-year-old Gus dreams of escaping the town of Nowhere, Arizona, but first he has to survive the local bully and a

Cover of Hilo: Dome

A silent teenager with telepathic gifts must flee a high-tech domed city and unite with survivors in the radioactive wil

Cover of Dust: Before and After

Dust: Before and After

After a comet strikes Earth, Dust wakes up to a ruined world and new, dangerous powers that a rising creature is despera

Cover of Immurement

The Undergrounders #1

After a global catastrophe, sixteen-year-old Derry must lead a rebellion to rescue her brother from mysterious ships tha

Cover of Swift

Robert J. Blake

After a grizzly bear attack leaves his father wounded, Johnnie must trust the instincts of their dog, Swift, to lead a d