How far would you go to save a life? Scrambling from the wreckage of his school after an earthquake, a nine-year-old Sichuan boy rescued two unconscious friends. `I was hall monitor,` he said afterwards. `It is my job to look after my classmates.`Whether dragging a friend from a blazing car, masterminding a search far below the earth`s surface, or recovering astronauts from an aborted space mission, `Rescue` reveals the ingenuity, courage and doggedness of the human spirit all over the world.Another unputdownable collection of eye-opening and moving true adventures, both contemporary and historical. Impeccably told by David Long and brought to vibrant life by illustrator Kerry Hyndman.