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"On June 23, 2018, twelve young players of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach enter a cave in northern Thailand seeking an afternoon's adventure. But when they turn to leave, rising floodwaters block their path out. The boys are trapped! Before long, news of the missing team spreads, launching a seventeen-day rescue operation involving thousands of rescuers from around the globe. Combining firsthand interviews of rescue workers with in-depth...
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Crabtree Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
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"Learn what happened during the dramatic 2018 rescue of 12 boys who were trapped deep inside a flooded cave system in Thailand. Fully decodable text features high-frequency words and offers a review of words with short vowels. Also features tips for teachers and caregivers along with additional information at the end to build the reader's background knowledge of the topic. Downloadable Teacher Notes available."--
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Full Tilt Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
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A young Thai soccer team and their coach entered a cave complex on June 23, only expecting to be inside a short while. But it was monsoon season in Thailand, and while the group was still inside, a flash flood filled the cave complex with water, trapping them there. This was the start of their ordeal--9 days without light, and 18 days before rescuers could retrieve them. Iron Will: Surviving the Cave recounts five tales of survival of people trapped...
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Extreme adventures volume 4
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Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing
Pub. Date
2010.
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Sam Fox is on a caving expedition in the desert when the roof collapses, trapping his brother Nathan beneath tons of rubble; Sam reaches the cave exit but discovers a sea of huge, angry scorpions.
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Aurum
Pub. Date
2021.
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"In this first-hand account, John Volanthen reveals how he pushed the limits of human endurance in the life-or-death mission to rescue the Thai youth soccer team trapped in the flooded cave. The world held its breath in 2018 when the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach went missing deep underground in the Tham Luang cave complex in northern Thailand. They had been stranded by sudden, continuous monsoon rains while exploring the caves after practice....
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Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2016.
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"While exploring a cave, Joe and Dr. Bea encounter all sorts of wildlife living in the damp cavern. Can the two scientists find their way out? In this engaging title, readers learn all about stalactites, stalagmites, and how animals survive and adapt to life in the dark."--
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Essential Library, and imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
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Caves are fun to explore, and underground mines provide jobs for many people. But entering underground spaces has potentially deadly risks. Cave and Mine Survival Stories examines the experiences of people who have faced death in these spaces and survived. Readers will learn about the unique features and dangers of caves and mines and discover how to prepare for and stay safe on an adventure in these places. Features include a glossary, references,...
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
"One afternoon, eleven-year-old Titan, his friends from the Wild Boars soccer team, and their coach rode their bikes to explore local caves. They crawled through the narrow tunnels in the dark to reach the center of the cave. When they turned to go home, heavy rains had flooded the tunnel. They were trapped. With rising waters and monsoon season upon them, time and oxygen were running out. The world watched with bated breath as rescuers from around...
10) The unfortunates
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Tor Teen
Pub. Date
2018.
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After a fatal accident, 17-year-old Grant Tavish escapes punishment due to his senator father's connections. Grant plans to give himself justice by staging an accident during a caving trip and never returning. But the cave collapses, trapping him miles beneath the surface with four other teens. As they struggle to survive, they realize something else is with them.
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Allen & Unwin
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
Keen to go exploring after soccer practice, the boys of the Wild Boars soccer team ignored the sign at the cave entrance warning visitors not to enter during the monsoon season. What ensued was a high-stakes international mission which very nearly didn't succeed. The ordeal riveted millions around the world. First came the awful news that twelve Thai boys aged 11 to 16 and their young coach were missing. Then the flickering video of the huddle of...
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