Rescue

Astonishing real-life rescue missions from on, under, and above the earth brought to you by the award-winning team behind acclaimed children's books Survivors and Heroes.

Scrambling from the wreckage of his school after an earthquake, a nine-year-old Sichuan boy rescued two unconscious friends. "I was hall monitor," he said afterwards. "It is my job to look after my classmates."
Whether dragging a friend from a blazing car, masterminding a search far below the earth's surface, or recovering astronauts from an aborted space mission, Rescue reveals the ingenuity, courage and doggedness of the human spirit all over the world. Another unputdownable collection of eye-opening and moving true adventures, both contemporary and historical. Impeccably told by David Long and brought to vibrant life by illustrator Kerry Hyndman.

Writer and historian David Long is the author of the acclaimed SURVIVORS: Extraordinary Tales from the Wild and Beyond (2017), which won the UK's prestigious Blue Peter Book of the Year Award, and HEROES: Inspiring True Stories of Courageous Animals (2018). He is the author of more than twenty other non-fiction books on a wide range of historical subjects, including Jet the Rescue Dog, the first of several titles for younger readers, published by Faber in 2014. He lives in Suffolk and has two teenage sons. Follow him on Twitter @writerdavidlong.

Kerry Hyndman is a London based illustrator and map maker with a wide range of editorial, advertising and publishing clients. Her previous books include SURVIVORS: Extraordinary Tales from the Wild and Beyond (2017) and HEROES: Inspiring True Stories of Courageous Animals (2018). In her spare time she likes to snowboard, climb, hit things with rackets and cycle around. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram @kerryhyndman.