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1) World War I
Author
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...
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.
Author
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.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
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.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"José de la Luz Sáenz (1888-1953)--or Luz--believed in fighting for what was right. Although he was born in the United States, he and his family experienced prejudice because of their Mexican heritage. When World War I broke out, Luz volunteered to join the fight. Because of his ability to learn languages quickly, he became part of the Intelligence Office in Europe. However, despite his hard work and intellect, Luz often didn't receive credit for...
Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Led by twenty-five-year-old Grace Banker, thirty-two telephone operators -- affectionately called Hello Girls back in the US -- became the first female combatants in World War I. Follow Grace Banker's journey from her busy life as a telephone switchboard trainer in New York to her pioneering role as the Chief Operator of the 1st Unit of World War I telephone operators in the battlefields of France. With expert skill, steady nerves, and steadfast...
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Move over, Rin Tin Tin. Here comes Sgt. Stubby! That German shepherd star of the silver screen may have been born behind enemy lines during World War I, but Stubby, the stump-tailed terrier, worked behind enemy lines, and gained military honors along the way. Private Robert Conroy casually adopted the orphan pup while attending basic training on the campus of Yale University in 1917. The Connecticut volunteer never imagined that his stray dog would...
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Looks at how U.S. presidents from Wilson to George W. Bush have suspended or revoked guaranteed freedoms in the country during times of war, and includes first-person stories and illustrations.
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"New Year's Day, 1918. America has declared war on Germany and is gathering troops to fight. But there's something coming that is deadlier than any war. When people begin to fall ill, most Americans don't suspect influenza. The flu is known to be dangerous to the very old, young, or frail. But the Spanish flu is exceptionally violent. Soon, thousands of people succumb. Then tens of thousands . . . hundreds of thousands and more. Graves can't be dug...
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