SPAR - Expedition and Small Party Rescue Manual. 600 pages double spiral bound. More than 1000 illustrations and photographs. The skills and techniques presented in this manual have also been referred to as Small Party Self Rescue, or simply, Self Rescue. The book covers a set of assessments, skills, and techniques that a small team of cavers can use to assist an injured member of their own party without the reliance or assistance from outside resources/teams. While written in the context of caving, these skills work in other environments. They are equally useful to mountaineers, rescue personnel, fire-rescue, rope access, arborists, and military/police personnel dealing with specialized situations where minimal gear, urgency, remoteness, and sub-optimal anchor situations exist. Topics addressed in the manual include: Expedition Planning, SPAR Decision Making, SPAR Medical Considerations, Climbing Systems, Alpine SRT Haul Systems, Small Party Patient Evacuation, Water Rescue Considerations, Contingency,Anchors And More...
At the end of a warm, dark night in the rainforest, dawn starts to break. Soon, animals will rise to greet the day. But not everyone is waking up. Some animals haven’t even been to bed yet! Small brown bats have been busy all night, swooping and looping through the starry skies. Now it is time for them to settle in among the trees. But one baby bat wants to stay up and play. How will her mother convince her it’s time to close her eyes and go to sleep?
Lyrical text and soft, soothing illustrations show little readers that from bath time to lullabies, getting ready for bed looks very similar for bat babies and human babies alike.
Fascinating scientific facts and photos from the Smithsonian Bat Lab showcase the amazing lives of bats and reveal how they are not so different from humans in their family behavior. 2024 hb, 10 x 10 inches. 32 pages. Grade 1 reading level.
The third in a great series of kids books. The bat vendors sell Mothdogs. They sing "Hang me up in the rafters, Hang me up by the toes, buy me some beenuts and Cricket Jack". By Brian Leis. Age 3 up, 2010, 32pp, hb.
Baby Bat loves his cave home and never wants to leave it. While practicing flapping his wings one night, he falls, and Pluribus Packrat rescues him. They then explore the deepest, darkest corners of the cave where they meet amazing animals--animals that don't need eyes to see or colors to hide from enemies. Baby Bat learns how important bats are to the cave habitat and how other cave-living critters rely on them for their food. Will Baby Bat finally venture out of the cave to help the other animals? Written by Janet Halfmann Illustrated by Shennen Bersani 32 pg, 10 x 8.5, ages 4-9
On a mountain meadow high up in the alps, Jack the shepherd has lost his favorite goat, Lola. Ready to help, two cavers adventure into a nearby cave in hopes of rescuing her. You can join them on their journey, and find out what awaits them below. For the read-to or early reader ages. Adults will enjoy sharing or having this delightful caver story, too!
One afternoon, eleven-year-old Titan, his friends from the Wild Boars soccer team, and their coach rode their bikes to explore local caves. They crawled through the narrow tunnels in the dark to reach the center of the cave. When they turned to go home, heavy rains had flooded the tunnel. They were trapped!
With rising waters and monsoon season upon them, time and oxygen were running out. The world watched with bated breath as rescuers from around the globe joined forces to try to free the boys. After eighteen harrowing days, in an unprecedented effort of international teamwork, they were finally saved.
Award-winning author Susan Hood and journalist Pathana Sornhiran based this picture book on Sornhiran’s first-hand reporting of the event, and Dow Phumiruk’s beautiful illustrations bring the story to life. The book also includes a timeline. Ages 4-8, 48pp, HB.
Crawl into the deepest corners of caves across the world and learn about the wonderfully weird creatures that live their lives in the dark!
Did you know that some creatures that live in the dark have adapted to have no eyes? Or that some dark dwellers have extra long antennae so they can feel their way around their homes? Have you ever seen a troglobite? There many different types of troglobites including the fearless waterfall-climbing cave fish, the mutant Mexican tetra, and the mystifying olm.
Author and illustrator Lindsey Leigh introduces young readers to some of the weirdest and creepiest critters that thrive in the darkest corners of our planet in her uniquely funny and graphic style. This fact-filled book reveals the different ways that creatures of the dark have adapted to thrive in their environments, including slow movement and loss of pigment in their bodies to blend in with their surroundings. Readers will get to know aquatic cave leeches, tailless whip scorpions, cave beetles, the devil's hole pupfish, worms, salamanders, and all kinds of bats.
Discover the Hidden World Inside a Cave is an educational seek-and-find picture book for children ages 6 and up, inviting readers on a thrilling journey deep underground. With each page turn, kids descend further into the mysterious and shadowy world of caves, learning fascinating facts about geology, wildlife, and underground ecosystems along the way.From animals that shelter near the entrance, like black bears, raccoons, and badgers to those that dwell in total darkness, such as bats, spiders, crickets, and cockroaches, young explorers will discover how creatures adapt to life below the surface. They’ll also learn how caves form and the differences between stalagmites, stalactites, and flowstone.Designed with thick, peek-inside board pages and whimsical, hand-painted illustrations, the book brings the magic of cave exploration to life. A special final spread highlights some of the world’s most famous caves, including Mammoth Cave, Carlsbad Caverns, Wind Cave, and New Zealand’s glowing worm-lit caverns. With hidden surprises and educational content woven throughout, Discover the Hidden World Inside a Cave sparks curiosity, encourages adventure, and helps children explore the wonders of our natural world from the safety of their reading nook.
Little brown bats do us a big favor. They eat huge numbers of insects! That helps limit the spread of diseases and the damage that insects do to farm crops. But in recent years, large populations of little brown bats have been dying off each winter. Is a virus killing them? Could climate change or pesticides be the cause? Or is it something else? Follow a team of dedicated scientists working to save the little brown bats in this real-life science mystery. By Sandra Markle. Reading level grade 5, but very advanced. 2025 sb.
Cavers explore some of the deepest areas of the Earth, visiting caves to map them and to explore.
But conditions in caves can change quickly. Flash floods and rock falls can trap cavers deep underground. Rescue operations often bring together experts from around the world. Learn how real people have survived being trapped in a cave and made it out alive, from a stranded youth soccer team to trapped miners.
Price: $10.99
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