Basher Five-Two

Basher Five-Two

Author: Scott O'Grady

Publisher: Yearling

Published: 1998-07-06

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 0440413133

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U.S. Air Force Captain Scott O'Grady was shot down in his F-16 over Bosnia while helping to keep the peace. The plane exploded, and Captain O'Grady fell 5 miles to the ground below. In exciting detail, Captain O'Grady tells how he evaded capture and how, with little water and no food, he was able to survive on his own in enemy territory.


Basher Five-Two

Basher Five-Two

Author: Scott O'Grady

Publisher: Yearling

Published: 2010-09-29

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 0307764966

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U.S. Air Force pilot Captain Scott O'Grady was shot down in his F-16 over Bosnia while helping to keep the peace. The plane exploded, and Captain O'Grady fell 5 miles to the ground below. In exciting detail, Captain O'Grady tells how he evaded capture and how, with little water and no food, he was able to survive on his own in enemy territory. This is a thrilling look at an American hero--a hero not because the captain survived, but because of the skill, faith, and courage he displayed and the duty he fulfilled as a member of the armed forces.


Good to Go

Good to Go

Author: Mary Pat Kelly

Publisher: Naval Institute Press

Published: 2015-05-15

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 1612518176

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Just five hours after radio contact was first made with Basher 52—O’Grady’s call sign—the Air Force captain was safely on board the USS Kearsarge. The downed F-16 fighter pilot’s rescue from a Bosnian mountainside by Col. Martin Berndt’s 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit electrified the nation in June 1995 and renewed many Americans’ faith in the military. To get the inside account, Mary Pat Kelly traveled to U.S. ships and bases and UN posts in Croatia and Bosnia where participants were stationed to conduct more than one hundred interviews. Adm. Leighton W. Smith Jr., commander in chief of U.S. naval forces in Europe and head of NATO forces in the Southern European theater, provides a day-to-day commentary on the efforts to find Captain O’Grady. This edition contains an interview with Brig. Gen. Selmo Cikotíc, former Minister of Defense of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who discusses the dangerous conditions on the ground during the rescue and the impact the success of the mission had on NATO expansion in the area.


Return with Honor

Return with Honor

Author: Scott O'Grady

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 1996-10

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 0061011479

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O'Grady tells how he managed to survive after being shot down over Bosnia, evading the Bosnian Serbs for six days, and how he was rescued by U.S. Marines.


Brighty of the Grand Canyon

Brighty of the Grand Canyon

Author: Marguerite Henry

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 1953

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 0689714858

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About a little burro who was found running wild along Bright Angel Creek. Grades 5-8.


A Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt

A Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt

Author: C. Coco De Young

Publisher: Yearling

Published: 2008-12-18

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13: 0307487423

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Eleven-year-old Margo Bandini has never been afraid of anything. Her life in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, with Mama and Papa and her little brother, Charlie, has always felt secure. But it's 1933, and the Great Depression is changing things for families all across America. One day the impossible happens: Papa cannot make the payments for their house, and the Sheriff Sale sign goes up on their door. They have two weeks to pay the bank, or leave their home forever. Now Margo is afraid--but she's also determined to find a way to help Papa save their home.


Lost on a Mountain in Maine

Lost on a Mountain in Maine

Author: Donn Fendler

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2013-12-23

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 0062225162

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Based on the true account of a boy's harrowing journey through the vast wilderness of the Katahdin Mountains, Lost on a Mountain in Maine is a gripping survival story for all ages. Twelve-year-old Donn Fendler steps away from his Boy Scout troop for only a minute, but in the foggy mountains of Maine, a minute is all it takes. After hours of trying to find his way back, a nervous and tired Donn falls down an embankment, making it impossible for him to be found. One sleepless night goes by, followed by a second . . . and before Donn knows it, almost two weeks have passed, leaving him starving, scared, and delirious. With rainstorms, black bears, and his fear of being lost forever, Donn's journey is a physically, mentally, and emotionally charged story told from the point of view of the boy who lived it. Don't miss this thrilling survival story, a proven high-interest winner that pulls in readers the way Hatchet, My Side of the Mountain, and the I Survived books do.


Basher History: States and Capitals

Basher History: States and Capitals

Author: Simon Basher

Publisher: Kingfisher

Published: 2014-07-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780753471388

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Basher History: States and Capitals is the follow-up title to the bestselling Basher History: U.S. Presidents. This unique and comprehensive guide to 50 states (plus DC and the six territories) presents each state in the hip Basher fashion. Who better than Basher to give each state a face, voice, and personality and to give kids a fun, unusual but really information-packed gazetteer of their country. From Alabama to Wyoming, and everywhere in between, each state boasts about why it is special, dishes fun facts not found elsewhere, and waxes poetics about its motto, state bird, flag, state flower, and more! Find out how Connecticut got to be called the Provision State, why Georgia is nuts about nuts and why Illinois is called the Land of Lincoln.


Basher: 123

Basher: 123

Author: Simon Basher

Publisher: Kingfisher

Published: 2012-06-19

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780753467725

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The numbers 1 to 20 have never been so creatively counted as in Basher: 123, a companion to the critically acclaimed Basher: ABC Kids. Witty, rhythmic text and Basher's bold, appealing artwork highlight the gallery of unforgettable characters like two cheeky monkeys playing tennis, three messy piggies baking cakes, and five cool caterpillars blowing bubbles who dance across the pages. But there's some learning that comes with all this fun—each double-page spread features a number line from 1 to 20, which combines with the language to give children essential tools to learn how to count quickly and with confidence.


Basher Science: Rocks and Minerals

Basher Science: Rocks and Minerals

Author: Simon Basher

Publisher:

Published: 2010-12-07

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 0753466147

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Introduces rocks and minerals, including how rocks are formed, meteorites crash to Earth, and plants and animals are fossilized.