rescues

Akimbo must overcome the dangers of a crocodile-infested river in order to seek help for John, a crocodile expert, who was attacked while on a research outing.

Eric and his friends must rescue King Zello and Queen Relna who are being held in the forest of Jabar-Loo.

"Hazel and Jack are best friends until an accident with a magical mirror and a run-in with a villainous queen find Hazel on her own, entering an enchanted wood in the hopes of saving Jack's life " -- Provided by publisher.

Ash and Dawn have freed a Pokemon and angered Spiritomb. Now Ash and Dawn must recapture the Pokemon.

In a post-apocalyptic world of endless snow, Captain Romulus Buckle and the stalwart crew of the Pneumatic Zeppelin must embark on a perilous mission to rescue their kidnapped leader, Balthazar Crankshaft, from the impenetrable City of the Founders.

Fourteen-year-old Graham Sinclair, born with mysterious hands and a strange secret, finds his life further complicated when he saves a baby after a plane crash and meets a beautiful girl.

Accounts of situations in which young people assisted in an emergency in such a way as to put their own lives second to the safety of another.

The adventures of the spoiled son of an American millionaire who is washed overboard off Newfoundland and must share the hard life and labor of the fishermen who rescue him.

Describes the dangerous work done by hostage negotiators, discussing the training and skills needed to become a hostage negotiator, looking at the teamwork required to do the job, and examining the rescue process.

Examines ten of the most difficult and successful hostage rescues in the world including the raid on Entebbe, Uganda in 1976 by the Sayeret Mat'kal of Israel, the 1980 SAS operation by the British against the Iranian embassy in London, and other rescues by France, Germany, Russia, Peru, and the Dutch.