A NSTA and CBC Best STEM Book of 2019

Winner of the Rhode Island
Children’s Book Award 2021

Louisiana Young Readers’
Choice Honor Book 2021-2022

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TITAN AND THE WILD BOARS
The True Cave Rescue of the Thai Soccer Team

Co-authored by Pathana Sornhiran
Illustrated by Dow Phumiruk
HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780062907721

Here's the breathtaking true story of the international rescue of the Wild Boars soccer team from a flooded cave in Thailand.

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, maps, quotes, fascinating facts, an interview with two of the divers, research sources, and additional resources.

Awards and Best of the Year Lists 

• 2020 Notable Social Studies Trade Book

• 2019 NSTA and CBC Best STEM Book

• 2019 A Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year

BLOG TOUR: Thanks to some of our favorite bloggers for helping us celebrate our launch! 

• Mr. Schu featured an interview and our book trailer 
on Watch. Connect. Read. 
• Alyson Beecher posted a review on Kid Lit Frenzy. 
• Dylan Teut interviewed us on Mile High Reading.
• Charnaie Gordon featured a review on Here Wee Read.

Titan and the Wild Boars Learning Resources