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Race the Wild #2
Great Reef Games
On a once-in-a-lifetime race through the animal kingdom, it takes smarts, strength, and skill to win! Sage is used to being the fastest runner, the quickest climber, and the strongest swimmer around. And she's also used to taking charge. But when the second race course has the red team diving underwater to explore the Great Barrier Reef, it's trusting her teammates that matters most. It's sink or swim time....Each chapter in this action-packed adventure series is bursting with totally true facts about wild and wonderful creatures, dangerous habitats, maps, and more!
144 pages, Paperback
First published April 28, 2015
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June 4, 2022
The series improves after the first book, IMO. The characters are a bit better defined and the series continues to pair animal and habitat information with the exciting action-adventure of the race. I still don’t feel that any of the characters really came alive for me, or were particularly endearing, nor do I feel the plots are overall that memorable. However, it’s a decent blend of education and fun and my children enjoyed the series. Are some of the depictions of diversity a bit stereotypical? Maybe. Mari is (I think) Asian-American and is the "brainiac" -- Russell is African-American and the "athlete" and Dev is of Indian descent and is tech-savvy. They do all contribute to the group in other ways and don't feel completely one-dimensional, at least. Each of the first four books is told from a different teammate's perspective. Not outstanding, but some reluctant readers might enjoy the action and learn something along the way.
November 19, 2015
This book was just as good as the first! My 7 yr old and I really enjoy this series!!
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July 29, 2020Sage is used to being the fastest runner, the quickest climber, and the strongest swimmer around. And she's also used to taking charge. But when the second race course has the red team diving underwater to explore the Great Barrier Reef, it's trusting her teammates that matters most.
It's sink or swim time....
Each chapter in this action-packed adventure series is bursting with totally true facts about wild and wonderful creatures, dangerous habitats, maps, and more!
It's sink or swim time....
Each chapter in this action-packed adventure series is bursting with totally true facts about wild and wonderful creatures, dangerous habitats, maps, and more!
November 25, 2020
Adventurous book to read with my ten year old
My son and I are really liking this series. I personally like the story, teamwork, problem solving, and the fun facts at the end of the chapters.
My son and I are really liking this series. I personally like the story, teamwork, problem solving, and the fun facts at the end of the chapters.
September 14, 2020
This series is really good with really good descriptions of animals and how they look!
February 16, 2017
I get that this is a children's book, but I found the depth of guilt that Sage suffered to be disproportionate to the event that actually happened. Maybe that's just a result of the more serious things I've had happen to me in my life, and my age. I get that you wouldn't want to have something terrible happen in a first chapter book. I also didn't enjoy Sage's perspective as much as Russell's (or maybe my interest in the race itself is waning). To be honest, I still feel weird about reading books geared to kids under age 10.
August 24, 2015
This was a fun adventure, but it seemed to stall a little bit a few times. In this episode of Race the Wild, Sage is struggling with some issues that I'm not sure if most children would understand. However, for those dealing with a ill or injured family member, this would be a great book to explore some of those emotions. Sage is distracted and a few times misses important things that could cost her team the lead. Having been the strong leader in the past, she is scared to open up and show weakness.
In the same fashion as the previous Race the Wild, we do get to see and explore a fun new ecosystem. I'm really loving the animal facts and even I learned a few interesting things myself. Kids will love these facts which are presented as fast little "commercials" from the regular story.
A fun ecosystem to explore and some great moments of discovery make this a really great story. I just worry that Sage's issues may not ring with everyone in the target audience.
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In the same fashion as the previous Race the Wild, we do get to see and explore a fun new ecosystem. I'm really loving the animal facts and even I learned a few interesting things myself. Kids will love these facts which are presented as fast little "commercials" from the regular story.
A fun ecosystem to explore and some great moments of discovery make this a really great story. I just worry that Sage's issues may not ring with everyone in the target audience.
- See more at: http://hotofftheshelves.blogspot.com/...
December 19, 2016
This is a review of both Great Reef Games and Arctic Freeze.
I was fairly critical of the first book of the series, Rain Forest Relay, but I liked these titles better. I still think the scientific facts presented between chapters are boring and superfluous, as so much science is already covered in the stories themselves, but the characterizations of the team members, and the team's struggle to reach first place and remain there ring very true. Of the two books, Great Reef Games has the more engaging narrator. Sage's voice is memorable and easy to like, whereas Dev is more generic and therefore less interesting. Arctic Freeze, however, has a truly exciting and adventurous plot, which, despite being awkwardly foretold by Dev's dream at the start of the story, really creates a suspenseful and exciting reading experience.
This series does something different than many other sets of chapter books, so for that reason alone, I think it's worth having in libraries and checking out from them.
I was fairly critical of the first book of the series, Rain Forest Relay, but I liked these titles better. I still think the scientific facts presented between chapters are boring and superfluous, as so much science is already covered in the stories themselves, but the characterizations of the team members, and the team's struggle to reach first place and remain there ring very true. Of the two books, Great Reef Games has the more engaging narrator. Sage's voice is memorable and easy to like, whereas Dev is more generic and therefore less interesting. Arctic Freeze, however, has a truly exciting and adventurous plot, which, despite being awkwardly foretold by Dev's dream at the start of the story, really creates a suspenseful and exciting reading experience.
This series does something different than many other sets of chapter books, so for that reason alone, I think it's worth having in libraries and checking out from them.
June 26, 2015
This realistic fiction book is an adventure story that takes place in the ocean. There’s a competition going on that reminds me of an underwater version of television’s “The Amazing Race”.
The competitors are on small teams, and they are very interesting. I think I would want to be friends with them if they were in real life because they are good team players, creative, and willing to take risks.
One of my favorite things about the book is the way the author gives fact pages between chapters. I learned lots of new things about black reef sharks, coral, green turtles and other parts of the Great Barrier Reef. Another one of my favorite parts is when some of the characters parasailing and saw a whale. It sounds like so much fun! That’s something I’d like to do someday.
I rate this book at 4 stars, because based on the title I thought there would be games in it that I could play; instead it was actually a story with characters that play an underwater adventure game. That tricked me.
Reviewed by Lucy H., age 8, Tampa Bay Mensa
The competitors are on small teams, and they are very interesting. I think I would want to be friends with them if they were in real life because they are good team players, creative, and willing to take risks.
One of my favorite things about the book is the way the author gives fact pages between chapters. I learned lots of new things about black reef sharks, coral, green turtles and other parts of the Great Barrier Reef. Another one of my favorite parts is when some of the characters parasailing and saw a whale. It sounds like so much fun! That’s something I’d like to do someday.
I rate this book at 4 stars, because based on the title I thought there would be games in it that I could play; instead it was actually a story with characters that play an underwater adventure game. That tricked me.
Reviewed by Lucy H., age 8, Tampa Bay Mensa
April 22, 2016
Grade 2 and up; second entry in a fun adventure series that follows a group of kids in an "Amazing Race"-style competition throughout the world. Each book is about a different leg of the competition in a certain part of the world (here they are at the Great Barrier Reef) and focuses on the thoughts and back story of one of the team members - Sage, in this case. Between the two boys and two girls on the team, there will be someone to appeal to all readers. A big plus of this series are the informational aspects woven into the fiction: fact pages about coral reefs, the local geography and lots of marine creatures are at the end of each chapter, which gives young readers a chance to incorporate different reading skills throughout the book. At Chandler School.
July 27, 2016
The next book in the series that my nephew and I are reading. I think I am learning more than my fair share. Exactly why don't they write books like this for people over 12?
In this book the red team goes to the great Reef. They encounter all of it. Even a blue ringed octopus that doesn't always call that area home.
Sage grew a lot as a person in this book and we got to see what makes her tick. Maybe each book will center around a different character in the team. While Sage opened up to her teammates, it helped form a closer bond between all of them, something I'm sure will be a big advantage on the rest of the legs.
In this book the red team goes to the great Reef. They encounter all of it. Even a blue ringed octopus that doesn't always call that area home.
Sage grew a lot as a person in this book and we got to see what makes her tick. Maybe each book will center around a different character in the team. While Sage opened up to her teammates, it helped form a closer bond between all of them, something I'm sure will be a big advantage on the rest of the legs.
November 11, 2015
I'm completely addicted to this series, even if it is geared towards eight-year-olds. :-)
March 22, 2016
This time, they are racing in the ocean. They have to find different things in the ocean. Read the book to find out what happens.
I really like this book You have got to read it!
I really like this book You have got to read it!
July 27, 2016
My favorite part was all of the animals. I couldn't decide which animal was scarier the crown of thorns starfish or the blue ringed octopus.
March 29, 2017
A fun, educational read that's geared toward 2nd-4th grade readers.
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