Buried Alive by Elaine Scott, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

In August 2010, thirty-three miners were buried alive, two thousand feet below thesurface of the earth. After seventeen tense days, just as hope was nearly gone, rescuersmade contact with the men. Joy broke out around the world-all thirty-three menwere 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 important, how did they survivein those seventeen days when death lingered so near, and after, during the longwait for rescue?This amazing true story about problem-solving, community, and real-life heroes ismade kid-friendly by veteran nonfiction writer Elaine Scott. It will inspire for years tocome. | Buried Alive by Elaine Scott, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters