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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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2017., Pre-adolescent, Faber & Faber Call No: 613.6 LONG Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Be shocked and amazed by these incredible real-life stories of extreme survival. .
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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.
