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Rescue : daring missions from on, under and above the earth / David Long ; illustrated by Kerry Hyndman.

by Long, David, 1961- author.

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London : Faber & Faber, 2020.

Rescues -- Juvenile literature.

9780571346325 (hbk.)

0571346324 (hbk.)

181 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm

John McCants and Bill Lowrey -- Lin Hao -- Mike Hailwood -- Jessica McClure -- SS Andrea Doria -- Anipam Gaur -- 'Buster' Cain -- Brian Keaulana and Earl Bungo -- Wayne Shorthouse -- Reshma Begum -- Chesley Sullenberger -- Operation Jericho -- Mohammad Omar Al Shamma and Mustafa Ahmen Mohammed -- Dave Hahn -- Eddie Hall -- Gustavo Badillo -- Flight 251 -- MV Maersk Alabama -- Shavarsh Karapetyan -- Pasang Tenzing -- SS Suevic -- Apollo 13 -- The Seabees -- The San José mine -- Channing Moss -- Ian Riches and Stuart Gold -- Rescue to Entebbe -- The Wild Boars.

Astonishing real-life rescue missions from on, under and above the earth from the award-winning team behind Survivors and Heroes. How far would you go to save a life? Scrambling from the wreckage of his school after an earthquake, a nine-year-old Sichuan boy rescued two unconscious friends. "I was hall monitor," he said afterwards. "It is my job to look after my classmates." Whether dragging a friend from a blazing car, masterminding a search far below the earth's surface, or recovering astronauts from an aborted space mission, Rescue reveals the ingenuity, courage and doggedness of the human spirit all over the world. Another unputdownable collection of eye-opening and moving true adventures, both contemporary and historical. Impeccably told by David Long and brought to vibrant life by illustrator Kerry Hyndman.

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