"Engaging images accompany information about wilderness rescue pilots. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7".
At the turn of the twentieth century, Captain Ulysses Vanders receives a mysterious gift that may change his life while moored in a wintery Asian harbor.
Presents twenty true stories of search and rescue in the high mountains, at the scenes of emergencies, at sea, and in war, and includes two tales of rescue dogs.