The Danger Files: True Survival Stories

What would I do? Award-winning journalist Anna Crowley Redding brings readers into the action with this look at five epic tales of survival—and tragedy.

Have you ever wondered what you would do in a life-or-death situation? If survival meant acting quickly, decisively, and correctly, would you have what it takes to avoid catastrophe? In this heart-stopping follow-up to The Danger Files: Real-Life Disasters, investigate some of the most harrowing survival stories in history. Witness the challenges faced on a 1921 expedition into the far reaches of the Arctic north; jump into a raging inferno with the goal of putting out and escaping a wildfire; outrun and outlast the Mount St. Helens eruption; face Hurricane Katrina; and use your wits—and science—to survive on your own in the frigid sea, lost praying for rescue. With access to case files full of critical facts and clues, you’ll be challenged to determine for yourself what happened in these true tales and why.Anna Crowley Redding is an Emmy Award–winning investigative television journalist who has turned her considerable talent to children’s books. She is the author of several nonfiction titles for young readers, including Black Hole Chasers: The Amazing True Story of an Astronomical Breakthrough and Rescuing the Declaration of Independence: How We Almost Lost the Words That Built America, illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham. Anna Crowley Redding lives with her family in Maine.

Robbie Cathro loves to make fun, colorful, and charismatic illustrations. He studied at the University of the West of England and is the illustrator of Be Your Own Man by Jessica Sanders and Two Grooms on a Cake by Rob Sanders. Robbie Cathro lives in Bristol, England.