Rescues!
- Publisher
- Annick Press
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2006
- Category
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781554510337
- Publish Date
- Sep 2006
- List Price
- $9.95
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 9 to 13
- Grade: 4 to 12
Description
In 1957, four stranded climbers faced certain death high in the Swiss Alps. Fifty of Europe’s most experienced mountaineers quickly gathered to plan one of the riskiest rescues in climbing history.
In 1977, a plane carrying seventy-nine tourists was hijacked by Palestinian terrorists. After five tension-filled days German commandos stormed the plane to rescue the passengers.
In 1903, the deadliest rockslide in North American history buried much of the town of Frank, Alberta. Rescuers were forced to dig with their hands in a race against time to find survivors.
Jump into Rescues! and join desperate rescuers as they run through landslides, dangle over cliffs, and dive to the ocean floor. Witness real-life heroes as they brave flames, fly into uncharted territory, and defy gunmen to bring people back from the very edge of death.
Part of the award-winning True Stories from the Edge series, the tension-filled and fast-paced stories in Rescues! are sure to leave readers breathless.
About the author
Tanya Lloyd Kyi claims to be a peaceful and non-threatening person, despite having written three books about fire and one about poison. She has never set a building aflame, handled dynamite, or intentionally poisoned anyone … although a suspicious number of friends did have stomachaches after eating her Christmas party meatballs one year.Tanya writes both fiction and non-fiction, often choosing topics related to science, pop culture, or social history—or a combination of the three. She enjoys combining factual research with intriguing narratives, or the life stories of interesting folks.Tanya began her writing “career” as a poet in high school, producing pages and pages of really bad poems that her mother adored. Her love of writing led to the University of Victoria, where she took creative writing and English. Tanya’s early writing jobs were as a newspaper reporter and brochure writer for the government. She also worked as a dishwasher, busgi
Editorial Reviews
“These stories of courage and survival could be saved as special treats to be read aloud at the end of the day.”—Professionally Speaking, 03/08
“... a welcome addition to the series that presents nonfiction as fast-paced stories that should appeal even to reluctant readers.”—CM Reviews, 11/06
“... an excellent inclusion in class reading and library studies ...”—Resource Links, 12/06
Librarian Reviews
Rescues!: Ten Dramatic Stories of Life-Saving Heroics
Ten heart-stopping true stories of desperate rescues from around the world which take readers from the top of a mountain to the depths of the sea.Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Canadian Children’s Book News. 2007.
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