Children's Book Review

Bear Grylls Adventures: The Jungle Challenge

Author: Bear Grylls · Illustrator: Emma McCann · Publisher: Bear Grylls Reviewer: Mary Maynord, Children’s Library Associate, Southwest Oklahoma City Public Library

Extreme wilderness survivalist, TV personality, and bestselling author Bear Grylls has written a fun and exciting adventure series just for kids. Each book follows a child participating in an outdoor summer camp. Once they are given a magical compass, they meet Bear Grylls in a challenging location and learn life-saving skills they will need to survive.

In this book, The Jungle Challenge, we find Omar at camp. He likes the other kids and all the activities. But winning was crucial to him. He didn’t want to lose. He wished his teammates were as quick or brave or strong as he is.

But when he is given a mysterious compass and is transported to a thick jungle with spiders, snakes, and caimans, Omar realizes that slow and steady is crucial with the help of his adventure guide, Bear Grylls.

Will his time in the jungle be enough to change his mind about winning at all costs?

If you enjoy The Jungle Challenge, you may want other books in the series as well as these children’s non-fiction books, Bear Grylls: Survival Camp and Bear Grylls: Extreme Planet. For more book recommendations, stop by your local library or call 405-979-2200.

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