TRUE HAIR-RAISING STORIES OF PEOPLE WHO SURVIVED FLOODS, LIGHTNING STRIKES, AVALANCHES AND MORE, PLUS KEY SURVIVAL TIPS FOR DANGEROUS SITUATIONS

 

Imagine escaping from …

  • a ferocious shark

  • a crushing avalanche

  • a volcanic crater filled with choking fumes

  • a blazing wall of fire

  • a grizzly attack

  • being trapped for days inside a mangled car

Twenty-nine true stories of amazing courage, quick-thinking, sheer determination and the will to live.

  • WINNER, Red Cedar Award (non-fiction), 2006
  • WINNER, Silver Birch Award (non-fiction), 2004
  • Selected, Our Choice Canadian Children’s Book Centre, 2004

Sorry, but this book is no longer in print. Please check your library for a copy and, in the meantime, enjoy this sample from the book

 

 Survivors: True Stories of Death-Defying Escapes
© 2003 Larry Verstraete
Published by Scholastic Canada
ISBN: 0-88776-493-2