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Author: Collins Maps Publisher: HarperCollins UK ISBN: 000745029X Category : History Languages : en Pages : 264
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Extreme Survivors tells the illustrated story of 60 of the most daring escapes, famous shipwrecks, and ultimate survival stories. These are astonishing stories of human endurance and endeavour.
Author: Collins Maps Publisher: HarperCollins UK ISBN: 000745029X Category : History Languages : en Pages : 264
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Extreme Survivors tells the illustrated story of 60 of the most daring escapes, famous shipwrecks, and ultimate survival stories. These are astonishing stories of human endurance and endeavour.
Author: Bear Grylls Publisher: Collins ISBN: 9780007482771 Category : Accident victims Languages : en Pages : 264
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Tales of sixty of the most daring escapes, famous shipwrecks, and ultimate survivals. The statistics, descriptions, archive photographs and illustrative maps will give the reader a full understanding of how Joe Simpson crawled to safety in the South American Andean mountains, how Anthony Farrah-Hockley evaded capture after the Battle of Imjin River in the Korean War and how Shackelton's men survived the incredible journey by boat to South Georgia. Sixty of the World's greatest survival stories. Here is a selection of them: The Miracle of Stairway B, and how 16 people managed to escape death in the Twin Towers on 9/11. The infamous story of the Montevideo rugby union team's plane crash in the Andes, and their subsequent admission of cannibalism -- 2012 is the 40th anniversary of the crash. Mary Queen of Scots and her escape from a remote Scottish castle. Three men pull off what is possibly the only successful escape from Alcatraz. The story of Dith Pran, the Cambodian journalist who escaped the genocide of Pol Pot. How the German soldier Cornelius Rost escaped from a labour camp in Siberia and trekked for 3 years to Iran. The story of 18 year old William Shotton and how he navigated his ship after most of the crew perished from a mystery disease in 1893. Hostage Situations The dramatic rescue of Íngrid Betancourt by Colombian security forces after six years as a hostage.
Author: Bear Grylls Publisher: Collins ISBN: 9780007368457 Category : Survival Languages : en Pages : 264
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Tales of sixty of the most daring escapes, famous shipwrecks, and ultimate survival stories. The statistics, descriptions, archive photographs and illustrative maps will give the reader a full understanding of how Joe Simpson crawled to safety in the South American Andean mountains, Anthony Farrah-Hockley evaded capture after the Battle of Imjin River in the Korean War or how Shackelton's men survived the incredible journey by boat to South Georgia. Sixty of the World's greatest survival stories. Here is a selection of them; War Escapes Cambodian journalist who escaped the genocide of Pol Pot. Slavomir and six comrades escape from a labour camp in Siberia and walk thousands of miles to British India German soldier Clemens Forrell escapes from a labour camp in Siberia - 3 year trek to Iran Prison Escapes Mary Queen of Scots escapes from a remote Scottish Castle Frank Morris, Clarence and John Anglin escape from Alcatraz The story of Papillon who escaped successfully at the fifth attempt Shipwrecks Navigation by 18 year old, William Shotton, after most of the crew perished from mystery disease, 1893. Two survived, 1940 - two survivors from the British steamer Anglo-Saxon, 70 days and 2300 miles at sea to reach land in Bahamas Shackleton's and Worsley's incredible journey to South Georgia to save every man on the expedition. Survival Norwegian explorer, Fritdoj Nansen, amazing journey by a wind sailing sled and canoe made from shop marooned on icepack. Rugby team's Andes plane crash survivor's treks to safety and subsequent admissions of cannibalism. Aron Ralston becomes trapped in rocks in Utah national park, servers own arm to survive.
Author: Bear Grills Publisher: HarperCollins UK ISBN: 9780007577972 Category : Accident victims Languages : en Pages : 0
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The story of 60 of the most astonishing stories of human endurance and endeavour. Now available as a small paperback the short stories make it perfect for the work commute or summer holiday.
Author: Sally Young Publisher: Ready-Ed Publications ISBN: 1925611558 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 68
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Can you imagine being so lost that you lose all hope of being rescued, being savagely attacked by a wild animal or finding yourself wounded and abandoned at the top of a mountain? Extreme Survival Stories retells some remarkable stories of human survival against the odds. These true stories demonstrate the great endurance of people faced with extreme situations. Extreme Survival Stories provides a range of activities based upon the themes explored in each of the survival stories. Designed to encourage reluctant readers and those experiencing reading difficulties. Typical tasks include: • reading and comprehension based activities; • spelling/ vocabulary activities; • open ended language based tasks; • research tasks; • fiction and report writing; • question prompts for group, pair discussion.
Author: Samantha S. Bell Publisher: 12-Story Library ISBN: 9781632358462 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 32
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Mountain climber Colby Coombs was hit by a killer avalanche. Sailor Tami Oldham Ashcraft was battered by a hurricane. Polar explorer Ernest Shackleton watched his ship, the Endurance, sink beneath the frozen sea. This book features 12 harrowing and inspiring survival stories. Each includes attention-grabbing photos and fascinating facts. Sidebars go beyond the basics, and prompts invite readers to think for themselves. Additional mini-stories encourage further exploration.
Author: Collins Maps
Author: Collins Maps
Author: Bear Grylls
Author: Richard Happer
Author: Bear Grylls
Author: Collins Collins Maps
Author: Bear Grills
Author: Richard Happer
Author: Sally Young
Author: Tim O'Shei
Author: Samantha S. Bell