Reaching Beyond the Waves: The Inspirational Story of One Teacher's Sixth Grade Students' Search for the WWII Survivors of a Downed B-17

by Suzanne Zobrist Kelly and Susan Zobrist Kelly

In October 1942, a B-17 carrying a crew and passengers, including famed WWI Ace and Medal of Honor recipient Eddie Rickenbacker, was forced to ditch in the Pacific Ocean. While floating aimlessly for three weeks on life rafts, the men battled sharks, blistering sun, and the lack of fresh food and water before being rescued. All but one survived.More than forty years later, sixth grade teacher Suzanne Kelly read to her students a book written by the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555718124
• ISBN13: 9781555718121
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Hellgate Press
• Length: 346 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"