| Description |
88 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 84-85) and index. |
| Contents |
Hasty to the rescue -- Frozen child -- Nine miners trapped -- Sailor at sea in sinking boat -- Buried alive! -- Robots on the search team -- Baby in a burning house -- Saving Elvis -- Mountain climbers stranded -- Tsunami strikes! -- Surviving Katrina. |
| Summary |
A collection of disaster stories and rescues around the world including an avalanche, hurricane, and the 2004 Tsunami, and describes the technology behind the rescues. |
| Audience |
5.8 |
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5-8 Follett Library Resources |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.0 2.0 111539 |
| Subject |
Rescue work.
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Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc.
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| ISBN |
0822534134 |
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