Paul Dowswell
Author
Series
Publisher
World Almanac Library
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
This book examines the history of conflict in Vietnam, traces the United States involvement from the early 1960s through 1975, and discusses the consequences of the war on both the United States and Vietnam.
Author
Language
English
Description
"From firefighters battling with a blazing nuclear reactor to a helicopter rescue team on board a fast-sinking ship, this is an amazingly vivid collection of stories about men and women whose extraordinary courage has captured the imagination of millions." -- Page [4] cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
EDC Pub
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Technologically, World War I was the first modern war, but the generals in charge were trained during an age of cavalry. The result was massive slaughter, making it one of the most troubling wars of history.
Author
Publisher
Raintree Steck-Vaughn
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 and discusses Japan's motivations, the damages it inflicted, and its impact on America and world history. Includes a glossary, further reading list, and time line.
15) The Roman record
Author
Publisher
Usborne Pub
Pub. Date
1998, c1997
Language
English
Description
A humorous tabloid-style summary of the news from Ancient Rome.
Author
Publisher
EDC Publishing
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
The two world wars of 1914 -1918 and 1939 -1945 cast a malevolent shadow over the entire 20th Century. This book takes you through the story of both conflicts, from the soldiers' terrifying experiences of the trenches in the First War, to the huge battles and bombing of cities in the second. Stunningly illustrated with dramatic contemporary photographs, paintings, posters and maps, this is an accessible and thought-provoking introduction to the most...
Author
Series
Publisher
EDC Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
"Is there really such a thing as a true ghost story? The strange tales in this book are all based on actual reports by people who believed they had been haunted by ghosts or poltergeists. You can make up your own mid after reading their stories..." -- Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A lighthearted look at hazardous types of weather including tornadoes, hurricanes, monsoons, sandstorms, and blizzards, as well as startling scientific and historical weather facts and how each type of weather is formed.
20) Dictatorship
Author
Publisher
World Almanac Library
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
This book introduces a dictatorship, a form of government in which one person, a dictator, has absolute power as leader of his country.