Buried Alive!: How 33 Miners Survived 69 Days Deep Under the Chilean Desert

by Elaine Scott

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0547707789
• ISBN13: 9780547707785
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 10.3" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 10 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 7