An adventure by kayak through the Solomon Islands, in the South Pacific Ocean and the third book in Annick Press' award-winning "Adventure Travel" series. The Solomon Islands in the South Pacific Ocean are full of sharks, malaria, giant centipedes and crocodiles, and are also the home to lush jungle, beautiful cockatoos, waist-high orchids, and tropical butterflies. Maria Coffey and husband Dag love to kayak. Their adventure begins in Honiara, the capital city of the Solomon Islands, where Maria and Dag first encounter Pidgin English and men with mouths stained red from chewing betel nuts and lime. They snorkel incredible reefs alive with the rich blues, greens and reds of hundreds of fish, coral and clamshells -- and the odd lagoon shark! During their travels, they visit Skull Island, which houses the heads of dead chiefs; they learn to cook traditional food like taro and cassava roots; they witness the incredible, huge leatherback turtles burying their eggs in the sand and making decoy nest holes to fool the local monitor lizards. They even get lost among small, remote, uncharted islands. Yet everywhere Maria and Dag go, the locals welcome them with generosity and kindness. Ever wonder about giant fruit bats, what a bathroom in the jungle looks like or what are the top ten uses for coconuts? Sidebars recount fascinating cultural facts and information from around the Islands. Maps are dispersed throughout the text with spectacular photography, enabling the reader to follow the kayak along its journey. An index is included for easy reference.
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Debora Pearson is the author of many books for children including the "Mighty Wheels" series, and co-author of adventure-travel books such as "Jungle Islands," "52 Days by Camel," and "By Truck to the North" and "The TV Book: Talking Back to your TV." She is the former editor of "OWL," an award-winning educational magazine for kids. Debora lives in Tor
More about Debora PearsonMaria Coffey loves to travel, and her stories reflect her exciting experiences. She is the author of "Jungle Islands" (2000), an adventure travel book for middle readers. "A Cat in a Kayak" (1998) and "A Seal in the Family" (1999) are the first two stories featuring Teelo the cat. Maria lives on the west coast of Canada.
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