Our Plane Is Down

Our Plane Is Down
ISBN-10
1897039034
ISBN-13
9781897039038
Category
Aircraft accidents
Pages
100
Language
English
Published
2004
Publisher
High Interest Publishing Inc.
Author
Doug Paton

Description

A small plane goes down in the bush, hours from anywhere. A teenage brother and sister must struggle against the wilderness to rescue the pilot and survive themselves. They barely succeed. An easy-to-read alternative to Hatchet. Reading level: 4.0; Lexile 660; Interest level: Grades 4-10. HIP Senior novels have been created for teenagers (grade 7 to senior high school) who read at a grade-3 to grade-4 level. Characters are adolescents; plots involve high action and teenage problems; many books have a real-life base.

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