Explores This Extremely Fast And Highly Maneuverable Fight Jet That Is Designed For Air Superiority And Is A Combination Of Speed, Range, Weaponry, And Avionics.
It's been 75 years, and yet December 7, 1941, is still a date that will go down in the memories of Americans as one of the most devastating parts of World War II.
Pearl Witherington Cornioley, one of the most celebrated female World War II resistance fighters, shares her remarkable story in this firsthand account of her experience as a special agent for the British Special Operations Executive (SOE).
Pearl Witherington Cornioley, one of the most celebrated female World War II resistance fighters, shares her remarkable story in this firsthand account of her experience as a special agent for the British Special Operations Executive (SOE).
An NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 2015Martha Gellhorn jumped at the chance to fly from Hong Kong to Lashio to report firsthand for Collier's Weekly on the conflict between China and Japan.
An NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 2015Martha Gellhorn jumped at the chance to fly from Hong Kong to Lashio to report firsthand for Collier's Weekly on the conflict between China and Japan.
A commemoration of brave yet largely forgotten women who served in the First World War In time for the 2014 centennial of the start of the Great War, this book brings to life the brave and often surprising exploits of 16 fascinating women from around the world who served their countries at a time when most of them didn't even have the right to vote.
A commemoration of brave yet largely forgotten women who served in the First World War In time for the 2014 centennial of the start of the Great War, this book brings to life the brave and often surprising exploits of 16 fascinating women from around the world who served their countries at a time when most of them didn't even have the right to vote.
When you think of the American Revolution, perhaps you envision the Boston Tea Party, Paul Revere's infamous ride, or George Washington crossing the Delaware River.
An educational and interactive children's guide to the Great WarIn time for the 2014 centennial of the start of the Great War, this activity book provides an intriguing and comprehensive look at World War I, which involved all of the world's superpowers during a time of great technological and societal change.
One hundred years after the start of the "e;Great War,"e; World War I for Kids provides an intriguing and comprehensive look at this defining conflict that involved all of the world's superpowers.
History explodes in this activity guide spanning the turmoil preceding secession, the first shots fired at Fort Sumter, the fierce battles on land and sea, and finally the Confederate surrender at Appomattox.
Heroes, traitors, and great thinkers come to life in this activity book, and the concepts of freedom and democracy are celebrated in true accounts of the distinguished officers, wise delegates, rugged riflemen, and hardworking farm wives and children who created the new nation.
These women took action in many ways: disguised as soldiers, working as field medics, as spies risking death to secure or pass along information, and more.
After glamorous American singer Claire Phillips opened her own night club in Manila, using the proceeds to secretly feed starving American POWs, she also began working as a spy, chatting up Japanese military men and passing their secrets along to local guerilla resistance fighters.
A Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People 2017Fifteen suspense-filled stories unfold across China, Japan, Malaya, Singapore, the Dutch East Indies, and the Philippines, providing an inspiring reminder of womens' and girls' refusal to sit on the sidelines around the world and throughout history.
A Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People 2018When 14-year-old Florence Kelly and 11-year-old Russell Park left their hometowns for summer vacations in Europe in 1939, they considered themselves awfully lucky.
Through first-hand accounts, interviews with survivors, powerful images, and primary sources, award-winning children's author Cheryl Mullenbach brings to life the pre-war environment in both America and Europe.
Explains About A Battlefield Including A Visitor Center, Maps And Models, Touring The Battlefield, Fortifications, Earthworks, Weapons And Monuments, And Suggested Battlefields To Visit.
Explores The Most Complex And Lethal Weapon Ever Devised That Can Lurk In The Ocean, Travel Swiftly And Silently, And Deliver Sudden, Crushing Blows To An Opponent.
Explores Large Missile Cruisers Which Are Multi-Mission Warships With Modern Weapons, Loaded With Cruise Missiles And The Capability To Attack More Multiple Targets.
Written to help address the dearth of age appropriate material focusing on the Vietnam conflict, Heroes Next Door Hornet 24 gives the middle school and young adult reader a window into the lives of helicopter pilots during that conflict.
When Travis returns home from Afghanistan, his parents are splitting up, his brother's stolen his girlfriend and car, and the nightmares of his best friend getting killed keep him completely spooked.
The Revenge of Joe Wild is a young adult novel about a semi-literate 12-year-old boy growing up in mid-19th century Southern Illinois, an outsider who can't fit in with the norms of society.
Running Boy of the Snake Clan of the Seminoles has lived with his uncle in the Everglades since his mother, a Seminole, and his father, a white man, were taken by the Breath Maker.
The savage struggle to take control of the North American wilderness during the epic Seven Years War (1756-63) between France and England is a gripping tale.
Short-listed for the 2014 Forest of Reading - White Pine Award for Non-Fiction Canada was young during the First World War, and with as many as 20,000 underage soldiers leaving their homes to join the war effort, the country's army was, too.
Written to help address the dearth of age appropriate material focusing on the Vietnam conflict, Heroes Next Door Hornet 24 gives the middle school and young adult reader a window into the lives of helicopter pilots during that conflict.
