Saved by the Boats: The Heroic Sea Evacuation of September 11 (Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Picture Books)

September 11, 2001 was a black day in U.S. history. Amid the chaos, sea captains and crews raced by boat to the tragic Manhattan scene. Nearly 500,000 people on Manhattan Island were rescued that day in what would later be called the largest sea evacuation in history. In this rarely told story of heroism, we come to understand that in our darkest hours, people shine brightly as a beacon of hope.

• Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey (Picture Puffin Books)
• The Man in the Red Bandanna
• September 11, 2001: Then and Now (True Books: American History (Paperback))
• America Is Under Attack: September 11, 2001: The Day the Towers Fell (Actual Times)
• 14 Cows for America
• The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
• The Survivor Tree: Inspired by a True Story
• Sirius, the hero dog of 9/11
• 14 Cows for America
• Towers Falling