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Hi! Deb Gonzales here. I’m a children’s author, career educator, and marketing strategist who has spent years crafting resources that connect people with literature in meaningful ways. As the founder of Guides by Deb, I’ve created over 400+ standards-aligned educator guides for some of the finest books in the business. And as the founder of Pin Lit Marketing, I now help book creators harness the power of Pinterest to expand their reach and keep their books discoverable for years to come.

My expertise in education, curriculum development, and book marketing strategy makes me uniquely qualified to help authors, illustrators, and publishers boost book visibility—whether through standards-aligned guides or Pinterest strategy. With an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from the Vermont College of Fine Arts, I understand the literary world from both the creative and business sides.

If you’re looking for high-quality, affordable, project-specific supplemental materials or a marketing strategy that keeps your books discoverable, let’s talk!

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Will You Survive?: Follow the adventure and learn real-life survival skills along the way!

Will You Survive?: Follow the adventure and learn real-life survival skills along the way!

Guides by Deb – Keeping your books in the hearts of young readers and in the hands of those who care for them.

Author: Paul Beck

ISBN: 978-0760368800

Publisher: becker&mayer! kids; Illustrated Edition

Summary:Play the main character in your own adventure story! Each richly illustrated situation includes a disaster, and you must choose between three options for survival. As you choose, you'll learn real-world survival skills as well as facts about wild animals, natural disasters, and everyday accidents. 


As you dash to catch your flight home from a tropical trip, your dream vacation in Borneo quickly turns into a nightmare. Your plane crashes in the Himalayas! You’re charged by a rhino in India! A rip current in Australia sucks you out to sea! What do you do? In each situation, you’ll have a choice to make—and the actions you choose will determine whether you make it home. For each disaster choice, you're directed to a different page to find out if you survived—or not—and why. Adventures include venomous snake bite, avalanche, car submersion, hotel fire, quicksand, lightning strike, lionfish sting, shark attack, elevator plunge, yellow jacket attack, and more! Each adventure leads to the next disaster, keeping you riveted page after page. 

Unlike most survival guides, which are deadly serious, the lively and informative text of Will You Survive? is beautifully designed and filled with photographsillustrationsinfographics, and icons. You'll have as much fun poring over the images as you will reading the text. Best yet, the next time you're cornered by a snow leopard or caught in an earthquake, you'll know what to do!


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