Bibliograph

Rescue, daring missions from on, under and above the Earth, David Long ; illustrated by Kerry Hyndman

Type

Label

Rescue, daring missions from on, under and above the Earth, David Long ; illustrated by Kerry Hyndman

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Rescue

Responsibility statement

David Long ; illustrated by Kerry Hyndman

Sub title

daring missions from on, under and above the Earth

Summary

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

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

Rescue, the most daring rescue missions of all time

Classification