koepcke, juliane

In graphic novel format, follow the story of Juliane Koepcke, a seventeen-year-old girl who survived a plane crash into the Amazon rain forest.

A biography of Juliane Koepcke, focusing on her survival story after her plane crashed in the jungles of Peru. Includes survival tips.

"Peru, Christmas Eve, 1970. It was supposed to be a routine flight, carrying 86 passengers across the Andes Mountains and home for the holiday. But high above the Amazon rainforest, a roiling storm engulfs the plane. Lightning strikes. A deafening whoosh sweeps through the cabin. And suddenly, 17-year-old Juliane Koepcke is alone. The plane has vanished. She is strapped to her seat and plunging 3,500 feet to the forest floor"--Back cover.

Describes an 11-day ordeal faced by the 17-year old sole survivor of an airplane crash in the Peruvian jungle in 1971.

Describes the ordeal faced by the sole survivor of a 1971 airplane crash in the Peruvian jungle.