The Swiss Family Robinson (German: Der Schweizerische Robinson) is a novel by Johann David Wyss, first published in 1812, about a Swiss family shipwrecked in the East Indies en route to Port Jackson, Australia.Written by Swiss pastor Johann David Wyss and edited by his son Johann Rudolf Wyss and illustrated by his son Johann Emmanuel Wyss, the novel was intended to teach his four sons about family values, good husbandry, the uses of the natural world...

"Engaging images accompany information about how to survive a plan crash. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7."

When a pilots sends a "mayday" message, it means there is serious trouble. Provides true tales of people who survived an airplane disaster, and what they did to survive.

When a plague sweeps over the earth killing everyone except children under twelve, ten-year-old Lisa organizes a group to rebuild a new way of life.

"Read about five historic mountain rescues-from the Great Northern Railway Rescue to Beck Weathers on Mt. Everest"--Provided by publisher.

Retells, in comic book format, Shakespeare's comedy about Viola who, upon finding herself shipwrecked, pretends to be a servant but finds herself falling in love with Duke Orsino.

This title introduces readers to the skills and technology that came together to save the 155 people on US Airways Flight 1549 after the plane struck a flock of geese and lost all engine power.

"A riveting WWII account of survival at sea-Book 4 in the True Rescue series from Michael J. Tougias, the author of the New York Times bestseller The Finest Hours."--

Marooned on a South Pacific island, Alexander Selkirk survived in complete solitude for more than four years. After his rescue in 1709 he became the real-life model for Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe.