The four young kids are put in even more dire situations this time around. Stay with this series – there are more adventures in nature to come! Once again, this is an entertaining tale of kids in nature, well illustrated, with many things to learn. This installment in the series is longer than the other three, but that only enhances the pleasure of not only the adventure of our four characters but allows for some informative facts about the animals of the mountain – enhanced by some fine photographs and drawings presented in a unique manner. The first three missions weren’t easy, but mission number four is about to crank up the intensity and challenge them in ways they didn’t think possible.’ As his brief plot outline shares, ‘Another day, another wilderness mission. The cast is the same – Josh, Tyler, Melissa and Katie and since we know them from Books 1, 2 and 3 we are ready for the next nature-venture. Karl lives with his family in the Lakes Region of the Upper Midwest.Īs with the other three books in this series SURVIVING COUGAR MOUNTAIN addresses youngsters’ survival in the wilderness. The intended audience is ages 8 – 12 (grades 3 – 7) and the illustrator for this book is Mary Barbaso. Now he presents a new series of books - KIDS VS NATURE of which SURVIVING MOOSE LAKE is Book 4.

To date his publications include PURPLE PUP, BEAR WOKE UP, HOW SANTA CHANGED, and THE US PIGGY BANK. Minnesota author Karl Steam has been a teacher and now writes children’s books, and is also an illustrator, and a motivational speaker. ‘I saw sketches of a moose sticking its head in the water, a raccoon holding a sock in his mouth’

Surviving Moose Lake by Karl Steam