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2) Gladiators
Author
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Engaging images accompany information about gladiators. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents an introduction to gladiators, warriors of the Roman arena, and includes information on their weapons, training, combat, and fights to the death. Includes glossary and index.
4) Gladiator
Author
Series
Publisher
QEB Pub
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Less typical history than thrilling survey of what it took to be a gladiator in ancient Rome, this series profiles personalities, wars, battle tactics, and weaponry from ancient times and achieves the cool factor that will capture the imagination of students and create obsessive interest among readers. With a good combination of multiple-level text, illustration, photography, and fact boxes and timelines, this is a highly recommended series for many...
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Profiles Roman Gladiators, including their everyday life, training, fighting methods, and societal role, as well as their decline and role in popular culture"--Provided by publisher.
6) Gladiator
Author
Series
Publisher
QEB Pub
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Less typical history than thrilling survey of what it took to be a gladiator in ancient Rome, this series profiles personalities, wars, battle tactics, and weaponry from ancient times and achieves the cool factor that will capture the imagination of students and create obsessive interest among readers. With a good combination of multiple-level text, illustration, photography, and fact boxes and timelines, this is a highly recommended series for many...
7) Gladiators
Author
Series
Publisher
Britannica Educational Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Not only were the gladiator games a central part of life for the average Roman citizen, but they also played a significant role in the development and maintenance of the Roman empire between 264 BCE and 404 CE. This text explores the fundamentals of the gladiatorial system ... [and] the lives of these hardened warriors: delving into their pasts, their everyday struggles, and what it actually took to become a Roman gladiator"--Provided by publisher....
9) Gladiator
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
[1997]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Describes the history of gladiators, including types of armor, use of animals, amphitheaters, and how the practice fit into Roman society for almost 700 years.
10) Gladiators
Author
Publisher
EDC Pub
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
This book describes the gladiators, trained fighters who were forced to fight as entertainment in ancient Rome.
11) Gladiators
Author
Series
Publisher
Bolt is published by Black Rabbit Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Step back in time, and discover the lives gladiators led through labeled graphics, fun facts, and age-appropriate text that separates fact from fiction while keeping readers interested and engaged"--
Author
Publisher
Smart Apple Media
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"How much do you really know about Roman gladiators? Which gladiator used a net? Why were some gladiators given a wooden sword? Who was Spartacus? Each page in this series presents a large full-color illustration and simple paragraph containing fun facts about gear, historical figures, and day-to-day life that encourage kids to explore a high-interest topic in more detail. Readers can dip in at random or read from cover to cover. New vocabulary is...
13) Gladiators
Author
Series
Publisher
Core Library
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Who are the brave warriors of history and of today? This title discusses the origin of gladiators, their historical development, famous examples, key skills, and traits, along with details about weapons, training, and missions. Gladiators were grand entertainers during the Roman Empire; while onlookers enjoyed and cheered them, they were actually low members in society. Special features include sidebars, infographics, on-page definitions, online search...
14) Gladiators
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education, reative Paperbacks
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A countdown of five of the most legendary gladiators provides thrills as readers explore the lives, weapons, and battle tactics of these ancient fighters"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
"Describes the lives of gladiators in the Roman Empire. The readers' choices reveal the historical details of gladiators rebelling with Spartacus, training at a gladiator school in Pompeii, and trying to earn their freedom"--Provided by publisher.
17) Gladiators
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
18) Gladiators
Author
Series
Publisher
Fly!, an imprint of Abdo Zoom
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A history of gladiators including details about their origin, tactics, and place in modern culture.
20) Astro Boy
Language
English
Description
Set in futuristic Metro City. When a brilliant scientist's young son dies, he secretly creates a powerful robot boy he names Astro Boy. Unable to fulfill the grieving man's expectations, Astro Boy embarks on a journey in search of acceptance. Along his way he experiences betrayal and a netherworld of robot gladiators, before he returns to save Metro City and reconcile with the father who had rejected him.