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The amazing story of the trapped Chilean miners and their incredible rescue that Publishers Weekly calls "a riveting, in-depth recounting of the events that held the world rapt."
In early August 2010, the unthinkable happened when a mine collapsed in Copiapó, Chile, trapping thirty-three miners 2,000 feet below the surface. For sixty-nine days they lived on meager resources with increasingly poor air quality. When they were finally rescued, the world watched with rapt attention and rejoiced in the amazing spirit and determination of the miners. What could have been a terrible tragedy became an amazing story of survival.
In Trapped , Marc Aronson provides the backstory behind the rescue. By tracing the psychological, physical, and environmental factors surrounding the mission, Aronson highlights the amazing technology and helping hands that made it all possible. From the Argentinean soccer players that hoped to raise morale, to NASA volunteering their expertise to come up with a plan, there was no shortage of enterprising spirit when it came to saving lives. Readers will especially appreciate the eight pages of full-color photos, timeline, glossary, notes, and more.
Author Notes
Marc Aronson is the acclaimed author of Trapped: How the World Rescued 33 Miners from 2,000 Feet Below the Chilean Desert , which earned four starred reviews. He is also the author of Rising Water: The Story of the Thai Cave Rescue and Sir Walter Ralegh and the Quest for El Dorado , winner of the ALA's first Robert F. Sibert Award for nonfiction and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. He has won the LMP award for editing and has a PhD in American history from New York University. Marc is a member of the full-time faculty in the graduate program of the Rutgers School of Communication and Information. He lives in Maplewood, New Jersey, with his wife, Marina Budhos, and sons. You can visit him online at MarcAronson.com.
Reviews (5)
Publisher's Weekly Review
Aronson marks the one-year anniversary of the collapse of a Chilean copper mine that entombed miners for more than two months with a riveting, in-depth recounting of the events that held the world rapt. His fluid narrative begins with a brief eyewitness account of the cave-in before contextualizing the disaster. Initial chapters cover mine layout and terminology, as well as prehistoric geology (and how it helped form Chile's Atacama Desert) and the mythology of the blacksmith god, Hephaistos, who "creates the tool the hero needs, and yet he is lame, ugly, a figure of fun." Aronson (Sugar Changed the World) smartly links this ancient pejorative attitude to contemporary ones toward mining despite reliance on its products, drawing on cultural connections between the underground world and hell, Hades, etc. Twelve short chapters with photos and diagrams keep the story well-paced as it alternates between above- and below-ground scenes, detailing the heroic efforts of the trapped men, their waiting families, and their rescuers, sometimes on an hour-by-hour basis. Extensive author and source notes, a bibliography, and suggested reading leave plenty for readers to explore. Ages 8-12. (Aug.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Horn Book Review
Much more than just a chronicle of the Chilean mining disaster of 2010, Aronson's well-researched and riveting book gives readers the sense that they're in the San Jos copper mine alongside the "thirty-three men, who had disappeared, eaten by the rock" as he describes their physical hardships (scarce rations, no medicines, ninety-degree temperatures) and emotional turmoil ("This hell is killing me"). He also details, in depth, the goings-on topside -- the incredible rescue effort that included "everyone from experts on undersea and underground to outer space." Another strong point of Aronson's book is the helpful background info he provides: he delves into forty-million-year-old geological history ("the great dance of the shifting continents") and discusses the economic conditions that drew men to San Jos, a mine with no escape routes, "where a man can get work if he doesn't ask too many questions." Peppered with engaging quotes, the text is fluid and attention-grabbing. Black-and-white photographs and diagrams are included; the finished book will contain an eight-page color insert. Lengthy end matter features a description of each miner, a timeline (unseen), a glossary, source notes, a bibliography, an interview list, websites, an index (unseen), a brief essay about "The World of the Miner," and an author's note titled "How I Wrote This Book." tanya d. auger (c) Copyright 2011. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Booklist Review
*Starred Review* On August 5, 2010, Raul Villegas was driving a truck deep in the San Jose mine in northern Chile when 700,000 tons of rock fell onto the road behind him. Villegas made it out, but 33 miners were left trapped 2,000 feet below the surface. The story captivated the world, and in his first book about a current event, Aronson recounts the fascinating effort to rescue the workers. After setting the stage with the crisis, Aronson zips readers through a whirlwind primer on geology, mining history and methods, copper, and Chilean economic conditions. The succinct text is enhanced by a strong selection of photographs, illustrations, and diagrams, all of which help make the abstract technical issues clear. The remainder of the book is structured in a riveting day-by-day. above-and-belo. account of the rescuers' struggle to locate survivors and bring them to the surface. Well-chosen quotes and interviews humanize the headlines, and Aronson's dramatic writing achieves a sense of taut suspense that will captivate young readers. The extensive back matter includes biographical sketches of the miners, as well as a glossary, time line, bibliography, and list of suggested websites. Teachers will welcome this excellent title for classroom discussion, which closes with Aronson'. How I Wrote This Book. detailing his research methods.--Rutan, Lyn. Copyright 2010 Booklist
School Library Journal Review
Gr 7 Up-Masterful storytelling brings to life a story that most think they already know; the 33 miners trapped in a Chilean copper mine for 69 days in 2010. It was headline news for two months, with people glued to their televisions watching those final, dramatic rescues. It was a gripping story then, and Aronson manages to make it even more exciting, more inspirational, and more personal, all by gathering pieces of the puzzle and showing how they fit together. Explanations of how the Earth's formation and plate tectonics created the copper lines that are so valuable to the world today are a critical beginning. Filling them in with a brief history of metalworking and mining leads readers to the small, out-of-the-way mine in the Atacama Desert region. From there the story becomes as intriguing and suspenseful as any work of fiction; the miners' struggle to survive below ground is juxtaposed with the frenzy of the work aboveground by the mine officials, the government, and many others working to save the men. Detailed descriptions of the conditions that the miners endured and how they coped paint a vivid picture of just what an ordeal it was. The global response to the disaster was enormous, with organizations, governments, and individuals from Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and Japan offering resources and expertise to find a solution. Ample source notes, black-and-white and color photographs, websites, and a brief explanation of research methodology round out this must-have for any library.-Jody Kopple, Shady Hill School, Cambridge, MA (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
On August 5, 2010, 33 miners were trapped 2,300 feet underground in northern Chile's unsafe San Jos mine, setting off a story that captured the attention of the world, "from experts on outer space to drill bit manufacturers from Pennsylvania, from nutritionists to camera crews."Leave it to Aronson to set the context for the event by going back in time 40 million years to the "great dance of the shifting continents" and the rise of the Himalayas, the creation of the polar ice caps and the formation of the Nazca Plate. This last pushed itself under the continent of South America, where cracks, crevices and deep veins hold treasures of gold, silver and copper. No one would ever come to the lifeless deserts of northern Chile if it weren't for the mines, which help supply the 16 pounds of copper the average American uses in a year. The rescue of the miners after 69 days was a story of hope, prayer and technological skill. Photographs, maps, diagrams and a wild range of literary references, from Merlin to Harry Potter, Percy Jackson and Hephaistos, enliven the volume. The author uses these familiar touch points to help tell a complicated story, blending them with such highly technical information as mining machinery to keep his narrative flowing.Aronson's first work about a current event may leave readers feeling claustrophobic, but they'll be inspired by this modern-day tale of survival. (source notes, list of interviews, websites) (Nonfiction. 9-14)]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Excerpts
Excerpts
CHAPTER ONE AUGUST 5-6 2:00 PM Raul Villegas was driving a truck up a ramp … 1,800 feet underground … when he heard the crack and first saw the dust. Villegas was used to hauling rock out of copper mines in northern Chile, so he had often heard the creaks and moans of the angry earth. He drove on, passing a couple of miners heading down. But as he inched up the ramp he felt a wave hit his truck, "like when there is a dynamite explosion." Glancing back, it was as if he were looking down the heart of an erupting volcano. He rushed up the endless, sharp turns of the corkscrewing mine and finally made it to the surface. He, at least, was safe. But when he described the sound and dust cloud to his bosses, no one listened. Someone told Villegas to drive back down, into the mine. This time he could only go so far. Some 1,200 feet down there was no longer a road, and all around him he could hear the sounds of groaning rock. He turned around and sped up, out of the darkness. Something was very wrong in the San JosÉ Mine. 9:00 PM Six men trained to handle mine emergencies retraced the route of Villegas's truck, daring to go down to see what had happened, to find whoever was trapped in the mine. 6:00 AM The exhausted rescue crew returned … alone. So began one part of a story that captured the attention of the world--bringing together everyone, from experts on outer space to drill bit manufacturers from Pennsylvania, from nutritionists to camera crews. But the real story started millions of years earlier. © 2011 Marc Aronson Excerpted from Trapped: How the World Rescued 33 Miners from 2,000 Feet below the Chilean Desert by Marc Aronson All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.
