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Buried Alive!: How 33 Miners Survived 69 Days Deep Under the Chilean Desert
80 pp.
| Clarion |
April, 2012 |
TradeISBN 978-0-547-70778-5$17.99
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4-6
Using quotes liberally, Scott chronicles the 2010 San José Mine accident, favoring the human drama over the more technical aspects of the story. The book has a large trim size and numerous full-color photographs of the mine site, the families who waited there for weeks, the equipment used to rescue the miners, and ultimately the miners themselves. Bib., glos., ind.
Reviewer: Jonathan Hunt
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2012