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Author:

Long, David author.

Title:

Survivors : extraordinary tales from the wild and beyond / David Long ; illustrated by Kerry Hyndman

Publisher:

Faber and Faber,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

184 pages : colour illustrations ;

Subject:

Wilderness survival--Juvenile literature.
Survival--Juvenile literature.
Jungle survival--Juvenile literature.
Survival at sea--Juvenile literature.
Adventure and adventurers--Juvenile literature.
Adventure and adventurers.
Jungle survival.
Survival.
Survival at sea.
Wilderness survival.
Survival.
Wilderness survival.
Jungle survival.
Survival at sea.
Shipwreck survival.
Adventure and adventurers.
Juvenile works.

Other Authors:

Hyndman, Kerry, illustrator.

Summary:

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.

ISBN:

0571316018
9780571316014

OCLC:

(OCoLC)961996469

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

YLPC314 -- Cascade Public Library (Cascade)

XBPE737 -- Lied Public Library - Clarinda (Clarinda)

NJPD993 -- Clarion Public Library (Clarion)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

FJPC224 -- Elkader Public Library (Elkader)

NNPA983 -- Fertile Public Library (Fertile)

ZUPD675 -- Onawa Public Library (Onawa)

MTPB743 -- West Bend Public Library (West Bend)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)