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When their cousin Trap is kidnapped in Transratania, it's up to Thea and Geronimo to rescue him.

Aiden Falconer and FBI Agent Harris struggle to find Aiden's kidnapped sister, Meg, as she tries to escape her abductors--a situation that endangers both Meg's and Aiden's lives.

A powerful tale of a young girl's quest to rescue her playmate from the icy palace of the Snow Queen.

Provides information about rescue helicopters, examining the different parts of a rescue helicopter, discussing how they work, and looking at how they have changed over the years.

Simple text and photographs describe how emergency vehicles such as fire engines, ambulances, police cars, snowplows, and helicopters can help save people's lives.

Photographs and text share real-life stories of how firefighters use their quick thinking and special training to help people in emergency situations, describing their training, and examining the tools and equipment used by firefighters.

The LEGO crew takes to the sea, manning harbors, ships, docks, tug boats, and cranes.

An introduction to the United States Air Force pararescue units whose mission is to help air force members whose aircraft have crashed, including the development of the units and the equipment they use.

Teenager Heidi Landseth helps rescue people from a plane crash on her family's property, and the experience changes her life forever.

Tells of the men and women who saved themselves and others in the final minutes before the World Trade Towers collapsed on September 11, 2001, and includes testimonies from workers in the buildings, police and fire personnel, a construction manager, and a window washer.

Text, photographs, and illustrations from the New York Times section, "A Nation Challenged," record how the world was changed due to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States and their aftermath.

Presents an account of the effects of Hurricane Katrina in August of 2005, in one of the worst disasters in American history, describing the destruction across Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, and New Orleans, Louisiana.

A collection of disaster stories and rescues around the world including an avalanche, hurricane, and the 2004 Tsunami, and describes the technology behind the rescues.

Presents ten short true stories of heroism by both trained rescue workers and ordinary citizens.

"Highlights real-life daring rescues performed by police, fire-fighters, military personnel, and even robots"--Provided by publisher.