In August 2010, thirty-three miners were buried alive, two thousand feet
below the
surface of the earth. After seventeen tense days, just as hope was
nearly gone, rescuers
made contact with the men. Joy broke out around the world--all
thirty-three men
were alive! But it would be long weeks before they emerged from the
mine.
What did the miners feel, trapped in the steamy darkness so far
underground?
What did they eat? How did they get along? And most important, how did
they survive
in those seventeen days when death lingered so near, and after, during
the long
wait for rescue?
This amazing true story about problem-solving, community, and real-life
heroes is
made kid-friendly by veteran nonfiction writer Elaine Scott. It will
inspire for years to
come.