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