Do or Die - Livewire Non Fiction Author:Mike Wilson Stimulating and accessible, the titles in the LIVEWIRE series have been produced in association with The Basic Skills Agency to ensure a non-patronising approach towards the requirements of readers with special needs. They provide teenagers/adult interest level fiction and non-fiction for those with reading ages below 10, or adult students learn... more »ing English as a second language. Each book is graded at one of the following reading ages: 6--7, 7--8, 8--9 or 9--10. All LIVEWIRE books are written by qualified Special Needs teachers, and are expertly assessed and subtly colour-coded for the appropriate reading age. Do or Die by Mike Wilson: The three people in this book lived on the knife-edge between life and death. Sir Ernest Shackleton wanted to be first to get to the South Pole. George Mallory wanted to be the first to stand on top of Mount Everest. Amy Johnson broke flying records all over the world to show women were just as good as men.« less