Title Information:­ Adventures in Wild Places: Adventures in Wild Places explores how harsh environments provide challenges for people and how they test the strength and endurance of those who visit.Content vocabulary:adrenalin, air pressure, altitude, avalanche, belaying, blizzard, buoyant, chambers, crevasses,  dehydration, dysentery, expedition, fatigue, frostbite, fungus, glacier, granite, hazards, hypothermia,  itinerary, monolith, moonscapes, nylon, oxygen, paralysed, Sherpa, stagnant water, submersibles,  summit, symptoms, trek, trekking, trenches, World Heritage siteKey concepts: Some environments are so harsh that it is difficult for people to live there long term  Some people challenge themselves to adapt to and survive in harsh environments, so they can visitand experience these placesReading Strategies: Using knowledge of text structureRelated resource:Lesson Plan - Adventures in Wild PlacesSeries Information: WorldWise is a high-interest literacy program that encourages inquiry and questioning while extending knowledge in science and a range of STEM topics linked to the curriculum. This engaging program teaches reading strategies simultaneously with natural, earth and physical science concepts – reflecting the diversity of the world students live in.Students will develop strategies and skills to read informative texts across a range of text types while they learn to become informative text writers. With an assortment of text types on offer, themes and concepts are introduced and revisited across the reading stages, building on initial concepts with increasing complexity.WorldWise Lesson Plans support each Student Book, offering practical, systematic and easy-to-implement instructions. These visually appealing resources integrate oral language, vocabulary development, fluency and comprehension, writing and phonics.WorldWise Investigations is a web-based tool that provides extension activities for titles in the program. It encourages exploration of content linked to curriculum outcomes in a deeper more hands-on way. Students are supported with a framework that encourages investigation and inquiry.This series is supported by an array of teacher resources which can be obtained by visiting www.worldwise.com.au