Think about your worst fears — being attacked by a wild animal, swept away by a killer storm, trapped in a wrecked car or a burning building. Here are stories of real people who survived life-threatening situations. They kept their cool in the face of everything from nature's fury to the tragic events of September 11, 2001. This gripping book features twenty-nine hair-raising stories plus over forty dramatic photos. Each section includes Survival Tips that give readers essential information about what to do in dangerous circumstances.

Survivors!: True Death-Defying Escapes

Children's Books

Verstraete, Larry

Biographies

Scholastic, Canada

More than 20 true stories of people forced to make difficult, split-second decisions in life-threatening situations! Danger, even death, may be imminent unless a key decision is made . . . and in desperate situations, that decision must be made in seconds! How do people decide on the best course of action? At the Edge recounts 22 stories of kids, men, and women who faced critical, life-threatening situations and made wrenching decisions during the Holocaust, the 2004 tsunami in Asia, Chernobyl, Hurricane Katrina, 9/11, Tiananmen Square and more.

At the Edge: Daring Acts in Desperate Times

Scholastic Paperbacks

Over twenty true-life stories about life-threatening situations and the wrenching choices made by the people facing them. In this compelling book, readers are presented with true accounts of desperate situations, and the split-second decisions that people were forced to make. Many of the stories focus on Canadian experiences, while the rest have emerged from around the world. - A young man in Nunavut fights off a polar bear to save his friend. - A Canadian peacekeeper in the Congo risks his own life to save those of stranded tourists. - Ordinary people show extraordinary character during the Halifax Explosion, the Holocaust, Hurricane Katrina, the Tiananmen Square protests, and September 11, 2001. An important book, whose contents will fascinate middle-grade readers, and provide a perfect springboard to discussion about making life-changing decisions.

Action & Adventure

Whose Bright Idea Was It?: True Stories of Invention

Science, Nature & How It Works

Accidental Discoveries  - a man inhales laughing gas...and feels no pain in his leg - a blast of water in a bathroom leads to a billion dollar invention - a scientist dreams the answer to the question that had him stumped - a spill creates an explosive even more powerful than dynamite  Some discoveries come about by logic and reasoning. Others happen because of blunders, fumbles and freaky circumstances - in short, by accident. Over 80 stories about the stumbles, goofs, and strange twists that have resulted in amazing breakthroughs from laughing gas to dynamite.

Accidental Discoveries: From Laughing Gas to Dynamite

Innovations in Everyday Technologies (Problem Solved! Your Turn to Think Big)

You might not realize that there was once a world without microwaves, umbrellas, or elevators! Thats a lot of cold food, wet clothing, and stairs! Luckily, some innovative people have solved problems in everyday technologies throughout history. This title explores the gadgets, structures, and materials that we depend on every single day, and the amazing inventors, scientists, and engineers who dreamed them up! These inventions make things easier in our day-to-day lives. With a little inventive thinking, what might you create to help make our daily lives a little easier?

Crabtree Classics

Driving across the North American Heartland, surrounded by prairie, it is almost impossible to imagine that once this was once a huge inland sea. The Western Interior Seaway, which split the entire continent of North America in half, once teemed with predatory creatures - fanged fish and turtles the size of small cars; prowling sharks and giant squid; hungry plesiosaurs and immense crocodiles. At the top of this prehistoric food chain, stretching up to nearly 15 metres (50 feet) and weighing a hefty 50,000 kilograms (50 tonnes), ruled the mighty mosasaur, the T-Rex of the sea. 
Through a cooperative partnership with the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre (CFDC), home to 'Bruce', the world's largest mosasaur skeleton, author Larry Verstraete and illustrator Julius Csotonyi combine fascinating facts, astonishing discoveries, and the latest paleontological information to bring the ancient marine creatures of the Seaway to vivid life.

'Dinosaurs' of the Deep: Discover Prehistoric Marine Life

Teen & Young Adult

Education & Reference

Turnstone Press

More than 30 riveting - and true! - survival stories from Larry Verstraete, the master of adventure non-fiction.  A slave in mid-1800s North Carolina squeezes into a 2' x 3' box and has friends mail him to Philadelphia . . . and freedom. A doctor injects 8000 Polish Jews with a substance that makes it appear they have typhus, getting them sent into quarantine instead of to death camps. Apollo 13 astronauts use duct tape, a hose, and other spare parts to fix failed machinery and bring their spacecraft safely home.  Following the popularity of the award-winning At the Edge: Daring Acts in Desperate Times, winner of the Silver Birch Award for Non-Fiction, this new collection from Larry Verstraete features over 30 incredible true stories of survivors who found creative ways to beat impossible odds.

Life or Death: Surviving the Impossible

Accidental Discoveries - a man inhales laughing gas...and feels no pain in his leg - a blast of water in a bathroom leads to a billion dollar invention - a scientist dreams the answer to the question that had him stumped - a spill creates an explosive even more powerful than dynamite Some discoveries come about by logic and reasoning. Others happen because of blunders, fumbles and freaky circumstances - in short, by accident. Over 80 stories about the stumbles, goofs, and strange twists that have resulted in amazing breakthroughs from laughing gas to dynamite.

Science & Math

Science for Kids

FriesenPress

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Survivors!: True Death-Defying Escapes

At the Edge: Daring Acts in Desperate Times

At the Edge: Daring Acts in Desperate Times

Whose Bright Idea Was It?: True Stories of Invention

Accidental Discoveries: From Laughing Gas to Dynamite

Innovations in Everyday Technologies (Problem Solved! Your Turn to Think Big)

Innovations in Everyday Technologies (Problem Solved! Your Turn to Think Big)

'Dinosaurs' of the Deep: Discover Prehistoric Marine Life

Life or Death: Surviving the Impossible

Accidental Discoveries: From Laughing Gas to Dynamite