by Marina
Recently I listened to
Frozen in Time: an epic story of survival and a modern quest for lost heroes of World War II by Mitchell Zuckoff. This book is the true story of three different planes and their crews that crashed on Greenland in November 1942. The book recaps the survival of a B-17 crew for 148 days and the teams of people sent by plane, dogsled and motor sled to rescue them. It is also the modern day rescue mission of the downed Grumman Duck flight team, lost and frozen in the ice and snow of Greenland since setting out on THEIR mission to rescue the B-17 crew in 1942. The men who survived living on the block of ice known as Greenland and their intrepid, relentless rescuers are definitely heroes in my book.
Speaking of heroes, tomorrow is the start of Sno-Isle’s Explore Summer reading program for
kids and
teens. The theme for children is “Every Hero Has a Story” and I've put together a
booklist of items that tell the stories of the every day heroes and heroines around us, both human and animal, past and present.
Who are your heroes? Sing their praises or share their stories in the comments!
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