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Mayday! Mayday!: A Coast Guard Rescue
A thirty-foot yacht,
adrift well out to sea,
sends, "MAYDAY! MAYDAY!
Please respond to our plea!"
Hearing this call for help, the United States Coast Guard leaps into action. A team of four highly trained rescue specialists head out in an H-60 Jayhawk helicopter. Battling fierce conditions, the Coast Guard team finally locates the disabled boat, rescues the crew, treats injured passengers, and carries them back to safety.
Complemented by dramatic, striking illustrations, Chris L. Demarest's text brings into vivid focus one of the many important jobs performed by the U.S. Coast Guard. A detailed author's note provides additional information about the search-and-rescue process, making this a terrific book for any school or home library.
adrift well out to sea,
sends, "MAYDAY! MAYDAY!
Please respond to our plea!"
Hearing this call for help, the United States Coast Guard leaps into action. A team of four highly trained rescue specialists head out in an H-60 Jayhawk helicopter. Battling fierce conditions, the Coast Guard team finally locates the disabled boat, rescues the crew, treats injured passengers, and carries them back to safety.
Complemented by dramatic, striking illustrations, Chris L. Demarest's text brings into vivid focus one of the many important jobs performed by the U.S. Coast Guard. A detailed author's note provides additional information about the search-and-rescue process, making this a terrific book for any school or home library.
40 pages, Hardcover
First published May 18, 2004
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February 20, 2023
Teresa: My son loves helicopters. After reading this book we acted out many scenarios of him rescuing his stuffed animals from the ocean via his helicopter couch. So much fun!
July 24, 2016
Who knew a children's book about a coast guard rescue could be so gripping?! The illustrations here are the star, with depictions of each scene from angles that make you feel like you're part of the experience--as if the water was splashing against your body in the midst of a tumultuous storm.
July 13, 2012
I so like a children's book that is written in rhyme. Great story! Real to what CG Search and Rescue accomplishes every day on American waters.
June 23, 2014
Rhyming book about a coast guard rescue. Good for kids interested in helicopters, rescue jobs, etc.
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