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Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
c2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
107 pages : ill., maps ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents the story of D-Day on June 6, 1944 when allied forces crossed the English Channel to land in France to defeat Hitler in World War II.
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Cornerstones of freedom. Second series. Discusses the mass relocation of thousands of Japanese Americans during World War II, profiling individuals such as Daniel Inouye, Yoshiko Uchida, and George Takei.
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Cornerstones of freedom. Second series. Explores the relationship between the United States and Japan that led to the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in 1941, and to the United States' entry into World War II.
Author
Publisher
Tundra Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
60 p. : ill. (mostly col.), col. map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Moving account of Jewish children from Nazi Germany during World War II that were placed on the Kindertransport to Britain to save their lives just weeks before the Nazis burned their orphanage down.
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
64 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explores and analyzes the historical context and significance of the iconic Joe Rosenthal photograph taken during World War II during the second flag raising on Iwo Jima.
12) Dear Miss Breed
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
True stories of the Japanese American incarceration during World War II and a librarian who made a difference.
Publisher
Kidhaven Press
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 p.
Language
English
Description
Describes the United States during the decade of the forties, focusing on involvement in World War II, becoming a superpower, and the development of "pop" music and television.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
During World War II, black Americans were fighting for their country and for freedom in Europe, yet they had to endure a totally segregated military in the United States, where they weren't considered smart enough to become military pilots. After acquiring government funding for aviation training, civil rights activists were able to kickstart the first African American military flight program in the US at Tuskegee University in Alabama. While this...