Rescue

by David Long

Astonishing real-life rescue missions from on, under and above the earth from the award-winning team behind Survivors and Heroes.

How far would you go to save a life?

Scrambling from the wreckage of his school after an earthquake, a nine-year-old Sichuan boy rescued two unconscious friends. 'I was hall monitor,' he said afterwards. 'It is my job to look after my classmates.'

Whether dragging a friend from a blazing car, masterminding a search far below the earth's surface, or recovering astronauts from an aborted space mission, Rescue reveals the ingenuity, courage and doggedness of the human spirit all over the world.

Genres: Nonfiction

Kindle Edition

Published October 1, 2019

About the author

Winner of the Blue Peter Book of the Year 2017, writer and journalist David Long has regularly appeared in The Times and the London Evening Standard, as well as on television and radio. He has written more than 30 books for children and adults and lives in Suffolk.

Reviews

[Momsquito · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a beautiful book full of short rescue stories. My 13 and 11 year-olds like it. I sell most of our books back to the bookstore, but I think this one is a keeper.

[Ophelia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Superb series. Great to read with a child and I would really recommend all of them for ages 8-12.