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True Underground Rescue Stories
A baby trapped in a well, a man looking for caves in Kentucky, coal miners and gold miners put in deadly predicaments, and a man rescuing another from an oncoming subway train. What do these stories have in common? They are all dramatic accounts of rescue missions that took place below the surface of the earth. These true stories will excite the reader while teaching what it means to sacrifice for others for the betterment of all.
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True Rescue Stories series Each volume in this well-organized series describes several true-life rescue stories. The books' layout is less engaging than the subject matter; there are no illustrations and the pages of text may be daunting for reluctant readers. The writing, while accessible, is sometimes awkward in its melodrama (Jessica McClure: "a curious eighteen-month-old toddler with a near fatal attraction to an abandoned well"). Reading list, websites. Glos., ind., The Horn Book Guide Spring 2011
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