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This exciting graphic novel recounts three historic land and air battles in Russia and Germany during World War II:
Lexile Measure: 1030L (What's this?)
Series: Graphic Modern History: World War II (Crabtree) (Book 3)
Paperback: 48 pages
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company (February 1, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0778742016
ISBN-13: 978-0778742012
Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 0.3 x 9.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
Best Sellers Rank: #822,460 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #59 in Books > Children's Books > Comics & Graphic Novels > History #496 in Books > Children's Books > Education & Reference > History > Military & Wars
Age Range: 10 - 13 years
Grade Level: 5 - 8
[Mom says: my 6th grader is reviewing these books.]Gary Jeffrey has written many graphic history books about World War II. I am trying to read them all. They are good at teaching because 1) they use color. 2) they all start with 4 pages of background about the war, so you understand the context. 3) they are divided into chapters, and each chapter tells the story of a battle from one person's perspective. It may be an ally or a civilian, or it may be an enemy, so the author gives you a good sense of what it is like to be in a war. 4) the book has 4 pages in the back explaining the battles. 5) glossary and index. The glossary explains words like: shrapnel, Stuka, platoon, mortar, juggernaut, etc.First battle: The Battle of Stalingrad, told by Gunter K. Koschorrek, a German machine gunner. The scary thing about this battle was a Russian tank firing into a German position with its main cannon. The cannon fire exploded over the troops, and the troops dove and opened fire with machine guns. Clever German enginners raised a pole with grenades up into the tank tracks, and Kaboom! This was a small moment of victory for the Germans, but they lost the battle.Second battle: The Wehrmacht retreat through Ukraine, told by Hans-Ulrich Rudel, a Stuka pilot. The planes in this chapter are well drawn. I didn't know that after the bombs were dropped, a computerized system in the Stuka pulled the planes up into a 6-G climb. The pilot, Rudel, was rescuing some rookies when his landing gear got stuck in the mud. He had to walk, and then encountered some Russians. They fired, he was wounded, and he had to make his way to the German border. It took a few days to get there. He was badly wounded and his feet were cut to ribbons.
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