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Author
Series
Publisher
Focus Readers
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
"Describes early battles of the American Civil War including the attack on Fort Sumter, the Battle of Bull Run, the Battle of Shiloh, and others. Includes critical "Think About It" questions and a "Voices from the Past" special feature"--
Author
Publisher
Walker & Co
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill. ; 26 x 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Documents the contributions of specially trained military dogs, profiling noteworthy canine heroes while covering of such topics as how they are trained and what happens to them when they retire.
Author
Publisher
Hill and Wang
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xi, 143 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Uses a graphic novel format to chronicle the course of the war from the early 1960s through the evacuation of Saigon and covers the anti-war movement, Watergate, and the assassinations of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr.
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
"In the early 1860s, the United States is torn apart by Civil War. The conflict between the North and the South affects everyone, including many boys who want to join in the fight. Among them are young Edward Black, Lyston and Orion Howe, and Charles Moore. They're too young to fight in combat, but they show their courage by marching to battle as drummer boys. Like any other soldiers in the war, they risk being wounded, captured, or killed in action....
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Tells the true story of a mutt named Nubs, who was befriended by a marine on duty at the Iraqi border and became so devoted to the marine that he followed him on foot to his next post more than seventy miles away.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
viii, 134 p. : ill., photos. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
This book uses slave narratives, letters, diaries, military orders, and other documents to chronicle the various stages leading to the emancipation of slaves in the United States.
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Author
Publisher
Puffin Books
Pub. Date
1979
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In graphic novel format, tells the story of the Battle of Gettysburg, the three-day battle that was the turning point in the Civil War"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 19 x 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Introduce emerging readers to our national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner." Key facts, such as the song's composer, lyricist, and number of verses, are presented in a straightforward fashion. Images of Francis Scott Key, Fort McHenry, and many singing Americans bring this book to life.
Author
Series
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Second edition.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (340 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
Presents thirty-two stories of women from Germany, Poland, Great Britain, and the United States who heroically risked their lives to defeat the Nazis during World War II.
Author
Series
Publisher
Bearport Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
pages cm
Language
English
Description
"In the hard-fought battles of war, a special group of soldiers handles some of the toughest missions. These elite U.S. Army Rangers played a pivotal role in Normandy, France, during the allied invasion on D-Day. Follow rangers Jack Kuhn and Leonard Lomell in this graphic adventure as these two men joined the fight to stop German troops during a victory that would become the turning point of World War II. Then, learn more about Army Rangers and their...
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
112 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the events surrounding the United States entering World War II in December of 1941. The reader's choices reveal the historical details from the perspective of a young mother in the work force, a wounded African American veteran, or as a young California boy helping to end prejudice against Japanese citizens.