Buried Alive!: How 33 Miners Survived 69 Days Deep Under the Chilean Desert Hardcover - 2012

In August 2010, thirty-three miners were buried alive, two thousand feet below the
surface of the earth. After seventeen tense days, just as hope was nearly gone, rescuers
made contact with the men. Joy broke out around the world—all thirty-three men
were alive! But it would be long weeks before they emerged from the mine.
What did the miners feel, trapped in the steamy darkness so far underground?
What did they eat? How did they get along? And most important, how did they survive
in those seventeen days when death lingered so near, and after, during the long
wait for rescue?

This amazing true story about problem-solving, community, and real-life heroes is
made kid-friendly by veteran nonfiction writer Elaine Scott. It will inspire for years to
come.

Details

• Title Buried Alive!: How 33 Miners Survived 69 Days Deep Under the Chilean Desert
• Author Elaine Scott
• Binding Hardcover
• Pages 80
• Volumes 1
• Language ENG
• Publisher Clarion Books
• Date 2012-04-17
• Illustrated Yes
• Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
• ISBN 9780547707785 / 0547707789
• Weight 1.3 lbs (0.59 kg)
• Dimensions 10.1 x 10.3 x 0.6 in (25.65 x 26.16 x 1.52 cm)
• Ages 10 to 12 years
• Grade levels 5 - 7
• Reading level 1060
• Themes
  • Chronological Period: 21st Century
  • Cultural Region: Latin America
  • Topical: Heroes, Real-Life
  • Topical: Inspiration
  • Topical: Self-Esteem
• Library of Congress subjects Gold mines and mining - Accidents - Chile -, Copper mines and mining - Accidents - Chile
• Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011025945
• Dewey Decimal Code 363.119