Book
Survivors : extraordinary tales from the wild and beyond
Record details
- ISBN: 0571316018
- ISBN: 9780571316014
- ISBN: 9780571316014 : HRD
- ISBN: 0571316018 : HRD
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Physical Description:
184 pages : colour illustrations ; 32 cm
print - Publisher: London : Faber and Faber, 2016.
- Copyright: ©2016
Content descriptions
| Summary, etc.: | 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. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Adventure and adventurers Juvenile literature Survival at sea Juvenile literature Jungle survival Juvenile literature Survival Juvenile literature Wilderness survival Juvenile literature |
Available copies
- 10 of 10 copies available at Bibliomation.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 10 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Brookfield Library | J 796.5/LONG (Text) | 34029139721269 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Burnham Library - Bridgewater | J 796.5 LONG (Text) | 36937000608498 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Lebanon Middle School | 613.6 LON (Text) | 33431134821303 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Lebanon Middle School | 796.5 LON (Text) | 33431140229541 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Mark Twain Library Association - Redding | JNF 796.5 Lon (Text) | 33620139945477 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Oliver Wolcott Library - Litchfield | J 796.5 LON (Text) | 36123142044856 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Ridgefield Library | PEOPLE Explorers J796.5 L (Text) | 34010141320688 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Stafford Library | J 613.6 LONG (Text) | 34061138973807 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Thompson Public Library | J 613.6 Long (Text) | 34038118772300 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Tolland Public Library | J796.5 LON (Text) | 34051141385578 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
