survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc

An abridged version of the classic novel presented in the form of a diary in which an Englishman, shipwrecked for almost thirty years on a small isolated island, uses his wit and industry to build a new life. Features illustrations by N.C. Wyeth.

Will and Lucy sail on the Titanic and are separated from their father when the ship hits an iceberg and begins to sink.

The reader's decisions control the course of a sea-faring adventure in which his ship is crippled in a typhoon and he is responsible for the lives of the crew.

While running away from home and an unwanted marriage, a thirteen-year-old Eskimo girl becomes lost on the North Slope of Alaska and is befriended by a wolf pack.

Presents nine tales of escape and survival against great odds including escapes from a great white shark, a volcanic eruption, and a fall through a thunderstorm.

When a deadly virus kills off most of the world's population, a teenaged boy tries to survive in a seemingly empty England.

Follows the lives of two unlikely teenaged heroes, mysteriously linked and living hundreds of years apart, as both struggle to survive and protect future generations from the terrible fate that awaits any who dare to climb the mountain.

Describes events on January 15, 2009 when a US Airways plane crash-landed in the Hudson River. Discusses the career of pilot Chesley Sullenberger, the history of air collisions with birds, and the passengers' experiences. Includes sidebars, photographs, a timeline, a glossary, and additional resources.

Presents true accounts of five historic mountain rescues from the Great Northern Railway Rescue to the dangerous rescue of Beck Weathers on Mount Everest. Includes a glossary and sources of more information.

A free-spirited girl is separated from her boat in an accident and bonds with manatees who save her from drowning.