Tells the story of the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and the United States’ reaction to the event. Written in graphic-novel format.
Review:
The Attack on Pearl Harbor
…all major facts are well covered.
Children’s Literature Comprehensive Database, January 2006
Capstone Press: www.capstonepress.com
Reading Level:Grade 3-4
Interest Level: Grades 3-9
Ages:8-12
One of the greatest generals in history, George S. Patton never lost a battle. He was the first person to use an automobile in battle and commanded tanks during both World Wars. He was also called “Master of the Sword”, and designed a new kind of blade which became popular across the country.
Lerner Publishing Group: www.lernerbooks.com
Reading Level:Grade 4
Interest Level: Grades 3-6
Ages:8-12
John F. Kennedy was the youngest man and the first Roman Catholic, ever elected president. Did you know that he was a best-selling author by age 24 and was stranded on a deserted island while in the Navy? As president, he created the Peace Corps, ended the Cuban Missile Crisis, and supported the Civil Rights Movement.
Lerner Publishing Group: www.lernerbooks.com
Reading Level:Grade 4
Interest Level: Grades 3-6
Ages:8-12
Did you know that Milton Hershey created a special chocolate bar that didn’t melt for the army? When he was just nineteen years old, he opened his first candy shop. It wasn’t until he’d failed and started over six more times that Hershey succeeded as a candy maker. He eventually built his own chocolate factory, the town named after him, and a school for orphans to which he donated his entire fortune.
Lerner Publishing Group: www.lernerbooks.com
Reading Level:Grade 4
Interest Level: Grades 3-6
Ages:8-12
A peaceful man, Chief Joseph was a beloved Nez Perce leader who worked to protect his people and their lands. When white settlers took their lands, he spent years talking to officials to no avail. When a few rebel warriors in his tribe attacked settlers, the government sent soldiers to hunt down and remove the Nez Perce from their home. In a chase that stretched over seventeen hundred miles, the U.S. Army pursued the tribe until it captured Chief Joseph. Despite surrendering and vowing to “fight no more forever,” Chief Joseph and his people were put in prison where many of them died.
Lerner Publishing Group: www.lernerbooks.com
Reading Level:Grade 4
Interest Level: Grades 3-6
Ages:8-12
Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, was an aviation pioneer. Loved and respected by millions of people for her great courage and sense of adventure, the world was shocked when she disappeared while attempting to fly around the world. Although a search party claimed to find remains of her plane, her own crew disputed their discovery. To this day, the disappearance of the beloved aviator remains a mystery.
Lerner Publishing Group: www.lernerbooks.com
It’s not common knowledge, but Paul Revere never said, “The British are coming!” on his fateful ride, he actually yelled, “The Regulars are out!” Although history remembers Revere for this memorable ride, he also participated in the Boston Tea Party, fought in the Revolutionary War, worked as a silversmith, dentist, coppersmith, printer, and more.
Lerner Publishing Group: www.lernerbooks.com
Trapped in silence and darkness, Helen Keller longed to communicate with the world. Both deaf and blind, she struggled to express the thoughts locked in her mind. When Annie Sullivan became her teacher she learned to sign, read, and write. After graduating from college, Keller spent the rest of her life traveling around the world as an advocate for the deaf and blind.
Lerner Publishing Group: www.lernerbooks.com
Reading Level:Grade 3
Interest Level: Grades 2-4
Ages:7-10
From the time he was a young boy on a farm in Alabama until he received his fourth Olympic gold medal in Berlin in 1936, all Jesse Owens wanted to do was run. Overcoming sickness, poverty, and racial discrimination, Jesse worked hard, shattered many track and field records, and earned countless medals and trophies. But perhaps his greatest and most important accomplishment came when he stood up to the hatred of Adolf Hitler and proved that the belief in the superiority of German athletes was false. This beautifully illustrated and simply told biography tells the inspirational story of a man with strength of spirit and heart.
Lerner Publishing Group: www.lernerbooks.com
Babe Didrikson was running and jumping hedges at the age of eight. Her dedication to training and practicing resulted in her becoming one of the greatest woman athletes of the century. Although she won two gold medals and one silver medal in track and field events at the 1932 Olympics, Babe excelled in every sport that she played.
Lerner Publishing Group: www.lernerbooks.com