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1) One of ours
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 22
Language
English
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One of Ours is a novel by Willa Cather, first published in 1922. The novel won the 1923 Pulitzer Prize for the Novel. One of Ours tells the story of the life of Claude Wheeler, a Nebraska native around the turn of the 20th century. The son of a successful farmer and an intensely pious mother, he is guaranteed a comfortable livelihood. Nevertheless, Wheeler views himself as a victim of his father's success and his own inexplicable malaise. The novel...
2) War horse
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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Joey the horse recalls his experiences growing up on an English farm, his struggle for survival as a cavalry horse during World War I, and his reunion with his beloved master.
3) World War I
Author
Series
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
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.
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Series
Publisher
Enslow Publishers
Pub. Date
[1994]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Tells of the patriotic Americans who fought in the trenches and from the home front during this first global war. The author recounts the horrors of modern warfare, as armies fought with deadly weapons such as machine guns and poisonous gas for the first time.
8) World War I
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Chronologically presents significant events of World War One, from the development of the Franco-Prussian War in the late nineteenth century through the Paris Peace Conference held in 1919.
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Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Language
English
Description
This visual guide to the first World War features illustrated timelines, maps, and first-hand accounts of the action to bring to life the world leaders, key players and soldiers who fought the battles with the weapons and new technologies that changed history.
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Series
Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
c2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Modern technology combined with old-fashioned tactics to make World War I an especially brutal conflict. World War I Technology explores how submarines, tanks, and airplanes entered mainstream military use and helped influence the course of the war. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned...
11) World War I
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Provides an overview of the military battles and political changes that occurred during World War I.
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the war experiences of five survivors of World War I, including an American pilot, a Russian peasant, an African warrior, an American soldier who served in Great Britain, and a German U-boat commander.
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Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"In 1914, the assassination of an Austrian archduke set off a disastrous four-year-long conflict involving dozens of countries with battles taking place in all parts of the world. World War I was the first to use planes and tanks as well as deadly gases that left soldiers blinded or 'shell shocked' (a condition now called Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome). There were battles that lasted for months with opposing troops fighting from rat-infested trenches,...
18) World War I
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Describes World War I, including its prelude, battles, campaigns, conclusion and aftermath.
Author
Publisher
Raintree Steck-Vaughn
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
This book examines the origins of World War I, the events leading to the "deadlock" at the end of 1914, the life of ordinary soldiers in the trenches, the battles of Verdun and the Somme, and the third battle of Ypres.