Laura Hillenbrand
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 24
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared. It was that of a young lieutenant, the plane’s bombardier, who was struggling to a life raft and pulling himself aboard. So began one of the most extraordinary odysseys of the Second World War. The lieutenant’s name was Louis...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
On a May afternoon in 1943, an American military plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared. It was that of a young lieutenant, the plane’s bombardier, who was struggling to a life raft and pulling himself aboard. So began one of the most extraordinary sagas of the Second World War. The lieutenant’s name was Louis Zamperini....
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
Description
Seabiscuit was a great horse, perhaps the best ever, running in one of the worst decades ever, the Great Depression, bringing excitement and pleasure to millions of Americans when they needed those emotions desperately. This is the true story of how three men and a great racehorse captivated the world.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
p2010
Physical Desc
11 sound discs (14 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared. It was that of a young lieutenant, the plane’s bombardier, who was struggling to a life raft and pulling himself aboard. So began one of the most extraordinary odysseys of the Second World War. The lieutenant’s name was Louis...
5) Unbroken
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (2 hr., 18 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic athlete who was captured by the Japanese during World War II after his plane crashed in the Pacific Ocean.
6) Seabiscuit
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (2 hr., 21 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Follows the story of the champion racehorse and the three men who discovered him, chronicling how a former bicycle repairman purchased the horse despite its lack of promise, and how the horse rose to become one of the sport's top performers.