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Author: Candice Ransom
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Published: 2000-08-01
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13: 1575055597
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen Arly's friend Floyd Collins is trapped by falling rocks in Sand Cave, Arly rushes to help. Arly runs errands for the workers, but he feels that he should be doing more. It is a race against time, so Arly decides to try to make his way through the collapsed cave to help his friend--but he ends up in danger himself.
Author: Candice F. Ransom
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Published: 2000-01-01
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13: 9781575053790
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen his friend, Floyd Collins, becomes trapped in a cave in Kentucky in 1925, ten-year-old Arly places himself in great danger while trying to help with the rescue operation.
Author: Sandra K Athans
Publisher: Millbrook Press ™
Published: 2014-01-01
Total Pages: 68
ISBN-13: 1467750174
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat's more dangerous than scaling Mount Everest? For mountaineer Pete Athans, the answer lies in the ancient kingdom of Mustang, a remote part of the Asian nation of Nepal. Long-abandoned caves built high into steep cliffs contain amazing treasures—and pose incredible dangers. Reaching these "sky caves" safely takes guts, smarts, and luck. And then there's the question of what to do with a two-thousand-year-old human skull. . . From 2007 to 2012, Pete explored Mustang's sky caves with a team that included scientists, mountain climbers, and even two children. They found mummies, murals, manuscripts, and other priceless artifacts. Follow Pete on his dangerous trips to the sky caves and discover the secrets the caves revealed.
Author: Marc Aronson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2019-03-19
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 1534444157
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe incredible true story of the twelve boys trapped with their coach in a flooded cave in Thailand and their inspiring rescue—as seen in Ron Howard's Thirteen Lives. On June 23, 2018, twelve members of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach were exploring the Tham Luang cave complex in northern Thailand when disaster struck. A rainy season downpour flooded the tunnels, trapping them as they took shelter on a shelf of the dark cave. Eight days of searching yielded no signs of life, but on July 2 they were discovered by two British divers. The boys and their coach were eventually rescued in an international operation that took three days. What could have been a terrible tragedy became an amazing story of survival. Award-winning author Marc Aronson brings us the backstory behind how this astounding rescue took place. Rising Water highlights the creative thinking and technology that made a successful mission possible by examining the physical, environmental, and psychological factors surrounding the rescue. From the brave Thai Navy SEAL who lost his life while placing oxygen tanks along the passageways of the cave, to the British divers that ultimately swam the boys to safety, to the bravery of the boys and their coach, this is the breathtaking rescue that captivated the entire world.
Author: Candice Ransom
Publisher: Graphic Universe ™
Published: 2014-01-01
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 146775062X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCave City, Kentucky, 1925. Young Arly Dunbar loves exploring caves with his grown-up friend Floyd Collins. When Floyd, exploring by himself, becomes trapped in Sand Cave, the entire town comes to the rescue. Can Arly find a way to help his friend?
Author: Catherine A. Welch
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Published: 2009-08-01
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13: 0761358420
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEight-year-old Andrew is starting his first day of work in a coal mine. With bloody knuckles and an aching back, Andrew quickly learns that life in the mines is dirty, dark, and difficult. Before his first day at the breaker is through, he will find out that it can be dangerous too.
Author: Kim Dwinell
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Published: 2017-08-01
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 1603094113
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNow an Apple Original from Apple TV+! Sun... sand... and spooky adventures! Things are getting weird in Surfside. Lately, Samantha’s best friend Jade explodes into fits of giggles whenever she sees a boy, and it’s throwing a wrench into the kick-back summer of surfing and hanging out that Sam had planned. But after swimming through a secret underwater cave, Sam starts to… see things. Like ghosts. And pirates. And maybe something even scarier! Can she and Jade get to the bottom of this mystery in time to save their town? 2018 Pubwest Design Awards - Silver Winner for Graphic Album, New Material
Author: Candice F. Ransom
Publisher: First Avenue Editions
Published: 2004-10-01
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13: 1575056984
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRelates how, in 1865, a boy named Willie McLean watched as General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to General Ulysses S. Grant to end the Civil War.
Author: Marlene Targ Brill
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Published: 2009-08-01
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13: 0761358382
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAllen Jay's family farm is a stop on the Underground Railroad. Allen's parents give food and shelter to slaves escaping from the South. One day in 1842, Allen's father asks him to help a runaway slave. Is Allen brave enough? This exciting true story takes you along as Allen meets Henry James, an African American man struggling to find freedom.
