Daniel Giorello
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 3
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Filled with historic photographs, maps, and short, powerful chapters, "Great Battles for Boys" captures the attention of even reluctant readers. History leaps off the page through the blood, sweat, and sacrifice of men at war.
In this episode of the best-selling series learn about some of America's greatest battles:.
Bunker Hill: When ragtag colonists fought the mighty British Red Coats--and won.
Saratoga: Untrained American militias taught British...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 3
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Great Battles for Boys takes kids to the front lines of iconic battles. In this volume of the popular history series, find out which strategies, weapons, and military leaders won — or lost — these famous American fights. And none of it's boring. In this installment, boys travel to the ancient world, following such famous figures as Alexander the Great & Hannibal, learning about the military battles that changed history. Beginning in Ancient Greece,...
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Great Battles for Boys takes kids to the front lines of iconic battles. In this volume of the popular history series, find out which strategies, weapons, and military leaders won — or lost — these famous American fights. And none of it's boring. More Americans died in the Civil War than all other US wars combined — about 600,000 soldiers. And yet, many people still don't understand the history behind this four-year conflict that tore apart the...
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Great Battles for Boys takes kids to the front lines of iconic battles. In this volume of the popular history series, find out which strategies, weapons, and military leaders won — or lost — these famous American fights. And none of it's boring. In this volume, the story begins with Hitler's rise to power in 1930s Germany. Listeners are then plunged into the devastating invasion of Poland which launched World War II. In chronological order, the...
5) World War I
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Great Battles for Boys takes kids to the front lines of iconic battles. In this volume of the popular history series, find out which strategies, weapons, and military leaders won — or lost — these famous American fights. And none of it's boring. Among the dozen battles covered here: Tannenburg: outnumbered German soldiers pull a sneak attack & destroy Russian forces, capturing 150,000 prisoners of war, Somme: Among military history's worst follies,...
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Does your child play video games for hours but dreads picking up a book? Do they think history is just a bunch of boring old facts? What if you could give them all the excitement of screen time but also spark their love of reading and history? You can with these exciting tales of military battles written especially for boys who are reluctant readers. Popular history teacher Joe Giorello's hugely successful class, "Great Battles for Boys" is now an...