Introduces readers to Spartan warriors, including their history and famous battles, uniforms and weapons, and training and tactics.
Introduces readers to Samurai warriors, including their history and famous battles, uniforms and weapons, and training and tactics.
Introduces readers to Roman gladiators, including their history and famous battles, uniforms and weapons, and training and tactics.
Introduces readers to Mongol warriors, including their history and famous battles, uniforms and weapons, and training and tactics.
Through narrative nonfiction text, readers learn about the history of the U.S Navy SEALs, how the soldiers train, and how their missions save lives. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, an introductory fast-fact section, fact-filled captions and callouts, a glossary, sources for further research, and an introduction to the author.
Through narrative nonfiction text, readers learn about the history of the U.S Marine Force Recon, how the soldiers train, and how their missions save lives. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, an introductory fast-fact section, fact-filled captions and callouts, a glossary, sources for further research, and an introduction to the author.
Through narrative nonfiction text, readers learn about the history of the U.S Army Rangers, how the soldiers train, and how their missions save lives. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, an introductory fast-fact section, fact-filled captions and callouts, a glossary, sources for further research, and an introduction to the author.
Through narrative nonfiction text, readers learn about the history of the U.S Green Berets, how the soldiers train, and how their missions save lives. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, an introductory fast-fact section, fact-filled captions and callouts, a glossary, sources for further research, and an introduction to the author.
Through narrative nonfiction text, readers learn about the history of Delta Force, how Delta Force operators train, and how their secretive missions save lives. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, an introductory fast-fact section, fact-filled captions and callouts, a glossary, sources for further research, and an introduction to the author.
Introduces readers to medieval knights, including their history and famous battles, uniforms and weapons, and training and tactics.
Give readers an inside look at the dangerous job of fighter pilots. Additional features include a table of contents, a Fast Facts spread, critical-thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, an index, a selected bibliography, an introduction to the author, and sources for further research.
Introduces readers to Aztec warriors, including their history and famous battles, uniforms and weapons, and training and tactics.
Offers readers a captivating look into the most devastating terrorist attack in America's history. Learn about the survivors and first responders involved and how the United States responded to this tragedy. Additional features include a Fast Facts spread, a timeline, critical-thinking questions, primary source quotes and accompanying source notes, a phonetic glossary, resources for further study, information about the author, and an index.
Offers readers a captivating look into the Thirteen Colonies' struggle against Great Britain. Learn about how the Boston Tea Party was carried out and why it was a pivotal moment in establishing the United States of America. Additional features include a Fast Facts spread, a timeline, critical-thinking questions, primary source quotes and accompanying source notes, a phonetic glossary, resources for further study, information about the author, and an index.
Offers readers a captivating look into Texas's battle for independence against Mexico in the 1830s. Learn about the historic Battle of the Alamo and how the conflict became a rallying cry for Texans. Additional features include a Fast Facts spread, a timeline, critical-thinking questions, primary source quotes and accompanying source notes, a phonetic glossary, resources for further study, information about the author, and an index.
Engages readers with incredible stories of people who made daring escapes from the dark shadow of Adolf Hitler. After Hitler and the Nazis rose to power, they captured and murdered millions of Jews, a fate only some were able to escape. Additional features include a Fast Facts spread, informative infographics, critical-thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, a selected bibliography, an index, information about the author, and sources for further research.
Engages readers with incredible stories of people who made daring escapes from prisoner of war camps. From the Revolutionary War to the Vietnam War, these soldiers who were captured behind enemy lines had to use their courage and wits to escape. Additional features include a Fast Facts spread, informative infographics, critical-thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, a selected bibliography, an index, information about the author, and sources for further research.
Every war requires more than just the efforts of traditional soldiers. Some heroes’ stories are not appreciated during their time. In Journalists, you'll go Beyond the Battlefield to uncover tales of daring reporters and captivating photojournalists, who risked their lives to bring important stories and imagery to life for people back home.
Every war requires more than just the efforts of traditional soldiers. Some heroes’ stories are not appreciated during their time. In Hidden Soldiers and Spies, you'll go Beyond the Battlefield to uncover some little-known tales of some courageous soldiers and secret spies.
Every war requires more than just the efforts of traditional soldiers. Some heroes’ stories are not appreciated during their time. In Beyond the Battlefield: Code Makers and Code Breakers, you'll go Beyond the Battlefield to uncover the amazing tales of courageous and innovative people and groups who created—and cracked—seemingly unbreakable codes during times of war.
Every war requires more than just the efforts of traditional soldiers. Some heroes’ stories are not appreciated during their time. In Beyond the Battlefield: Homefront Heroes, you'll go Beyond the Battlefield to uncover the crucial work done by people at home to help during wartime. These efforts include growing Victory Gardens, smuggling soldiers out of hospitals to safety, saving lives of Jewish children in the Warsaw ghetto, and more!
In Off-Road Vehicles: Military Vehicles, readers will salute the mechanical wonders of military vehicles! Explore the explosive firepower of tanks and the amazing mobility of amphibious carriers that transport troops from ship to shore. Meet the armored lifesavers that find and remove land mines.
This book discusses the great battles that took place during the Civil War and the impact the war had on the future of the nation.
This book discusses the brutal battles that divided the United States during the Civil War. Each 48-page title in The History Of America Collection delves into complex narratives in history. Concise, but comprehensive, these titles are very approachable for transitioning readers and learners beginning to recognize detail orientation and how to analyze text. Each book in this series features photographs, timelines, discussion questions, and more, to fully engage transitioning readers. The History Of America Collection engages students in major historical events with fascinating facts, photographs, and more. Readers are able to gauge their own understanding with before-reading questions that help build background knowledge and end-of-book comprehension and extension activities.
Readers will be introduced to an important stage in history when they read Battle At The Alamo. This book is filled with photographs, interesting facts, discussion questions, and more, to effectively engage young learners in such a significant re-telling of events.