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2021., Juvenile, What on Earth Books Call No: 930.1 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Depicts over 100 fascinating objects and places from around the world. Includes color illustrations and a glossary.
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2020., Juvenile, Faber & Faber Call No: 362.28 81 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Presents dramatic, illustrated retellings of real life survival and rescue stories--such as the story of the nine-year-old Sichuan boy who pulled two unconscious friends out of the earthquake debris of his school, or the tale of Shavarsh Karapetyan, a champion swimmer who dove after a bus that had careened into the water.
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2016., Juvenile, Faber and Faber Call No: 613.6 LON Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: These real-life stories of extreme survival, include The Man Who Sucked Blood from a Shark, a sailor who survived for 133 days on a raft in the Atlantic when his ship was torpedoed, using shark's blood in place of fresh water. The Girl Who Fell From the Sky, a teenager who fell 2 miles from an aeroplane and trekked through the Amazon jungle to safety. The Woman Who Froze to Death - Yet Lived, a woman who was trapped under freezing water for so long her heart stopped. It combines classic tales such as Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic voyage, as well as more modern exploits such as the adventurer who inspired the movie 127 hours.
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-- Sinking of the Titanic.2024., Juvenile, Union Square Kids Call No: 910.9 LON Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: April 1912: the Titanic, the so called Ship of Dreams, sets sail with over 2,000 men, women and children on board. It was a historic moment and should have been one of the safest, most luxurious journeys to America. But when the ship hit an iceberg in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean its maiden voyage became a nightmare and the Titanic quickly sank taking her crew and passengers with her. In this gripping and fact-filled retelling David Long brings to life the history of the "unsinkable" Titanic, its creation and its doomed maiden voyage.
