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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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Examines the role of African-Americans in the military through the history of the Triple Nickles, America's first black paratroopers, who fought against attacks perpetrated on the American West by the Japanese during World War II.
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Pub. Date
2023
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"When we were seven or eight or nine or ten, our home was the old city of Prague." So begins this powerful story of the children who were rescued from Czechoslovakia on the eve of World War II, as Hitler's campaign of hatred toward Jews and political dissidents took hold. Told from the collective perspective of the children, the narrative starts in 1938 and follows them as they journey to foster families in England for the duration of the war, return...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Description
The World Cup is international soccer's championship tournament, and it rules the global sports stage. Award-winning author Matt Doeden explores the history of international soccer and covers the World Cup's greatest moments, from the Save of the Century to Diego Maradona's Hand of God goal to the United States Women's National Team's dominance. The most shocking goals, the greatest upsets, and the fun and fanfare of soccer's biggest event are all...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"From two-time Newbery medalist and living legend Lois Lowry comes a moving account of the lives lost in two of WWII's most infamous events: Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima. With evocative black-and-white illustrations by SCBWI Golden Kite Award winner Kenard Pak"--
5) World War I
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Series
Publisher
DK Pub
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Provides an eyewitness account of the war that devastated Europe, from the assassination of an archduke to the killing fields of France. New Look! Relaunched with new jackets and 8 pages of new text! Here is an original and exciting guide to the grim challenge of life or death on the Western Front. Devastating first-hand reports and contemporary photographs of the battles that slaughtered millions, together with a clear account of how nation upon...
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Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A museum in a book, this collection of treasures from the past brings history to life, from Stone-Age tools to smartphones. Children will love to explore galleries of intriguing objects from ancient civilizations, bygone eras, and breakthrough moments, to understand how the modern world has been influenced by the past"--
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
From dinosaurs and Vikings to the history of robots and espionage, discover incredible world history in this lavish collection of timelines. Jam-packed with surprising facts and amazing details, such as the most bloodthirsty pirate of all time and the first crime to be solved by studying fingerprints, Timelines of Everything will take you on a whirlwind journey through an illustrated history of time, from the Big Bang to the modern world. More than...
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Publisher
DK, in association with the Imperial War Museum
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Photographs and illustrations describe the events of World War II, from the British, French, Italian, and German pre-war preparations to the atomic bomb and defeat of Japan and the German surrender.
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Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2015].
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Every October, millions of baseball fans around the country anxiously wait to see which team wins baseball's biggest championship. But the original games of the 1900s hardly look like they do today. Take a look back over one hundred years and discover the history of baseball's greatest series. With triumphs, heartbreak, and superstitious curses, this action-packed book brings America's Pastime to life.
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A History of Words for Children explores the uniquely human ability to share thoughts using words. Written in a lively narrative style, this book presents a history of the world through language, introducing young readers to the civilizations, inventions, and writers who have shaped the way we communicate. Divided into themed chapters to help young minds grasp difficult concepts, the book explores what words are and how humans communicate; the development...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"Caldecott Honoree and Sibert Medalist Peter Sís honors a man who saved hundreds of children from the Nazis. In 1938, twenty-nine-year-old Nicholas Winton saved the lives of almost 700 children trapped in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia-a story he never told and that remained unknown until an unforgettable TV appearance in the 1980s reunited him with some of the children he saved. Czech-American artist, MacArthur Fellow, and Andersen Award winner Peter...
Author
Publisher
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Uses postcards, letters, and photographs to examine World War I from the viewpoint of Canadian participation, and contains the complete text of the poem In Flanders fields, by Canadian medical officer, John McCrae, including the context in which it was written and the impact it had worldwide.
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Series
Publisher
Smart Apple Media
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.1 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Discusses the principal causes and events of World War I and considers what the outcome might have been for the participants and subsequent history had different decisions been made at crucial times before, during, and after the war.
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