True Underground Rescue Stories
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Picture Book · Ages 10–14 · 2010 · Est. 48 min read-aloud

True Underground Rescue Stories

By Jeff C. Young

Part of the True Rescue Stories series

This book recounts real-life underground rescues that tested human endurance, courage, and the will to survive against overwhelming odds.

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48 pages· 6,197 words· Est. 48 min read-aloud
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Journey into the depths where lives hang in the balance. From a baby trapped in a well to miners facing peril, these true stories of underground rescues reveal the extraordinary courage and sacrifice of ordinary people. Will they succeed against the odds? Discover the heart-pounding moments that define heroism and the relentless human spirit.

From the publisher

A baby trapped in a well, a man looking for caves in Kentucky, coal miners and gold miners put in deadly predicaments, and a man rescuing another from an oncoming subway train. What do these stories have in common? They are all dramatic accounts of rescue missions that took place below the surface of the earth. These true stories will excite the reader while teaching what it means to sacrifice for others for the betterment of all.

At a glance
Format
Library Binding
Pages
48
Words
6,197
Reading age
10–14
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
~1019L
Themes & topics
Books about survivalBooks about real-life disastersBooks about true rescue storiesBooks about emergency rescuesBooks about mining accidents
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
6.9
F&P level
~Y
AR points
1
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
140949
Publication
Published
January 16, 2011
First published
December 1, 2010
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780766036765

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