
Title | : | Great Battles for Boys: WW2 Europe |
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ISBN | : | 0997749326 |
ISBN-10 | : | 978-0997749328 |
Language | : | English |
Format Type | : | Kindle, Paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 186 pages |
"This book should be in school libraries everywhere." Top 500 Reviewer
Does your son play video games for hours but dreads reading?Does he think history is just a bunch of boring old facts? What if you could give him the excitement of screen time and at the same time spark his love of reading and history?Now you can, with these exciting tales of World War II written especially for reluctant readers.
In his highly acclaimed middle school class Great Battles for Boys," author Joe Giorello has ignited a love of military history in hundreds of boys. Now with this engaging non fiction book written specifically for boys ages 8 14, your son can experience that same thrilling adventure in learning.Beginning with Hitler's invasion of Poland, Great Battles for Boys: WW2 Europetakes young readers to the front lines of the wars most important clashes. Boys will discover the raw history of warfare and learn the battles in chronological order. From Stalingrads hand to hand street fighting and theworld's largest tank action at Kursk to the spy led invasion of Sicily and thesurprise D Day invasion of Normandyand many other exciting battles!Filled with historic photographs, maps, and notable biographies of soldiers, Great Battles for Boys:WW2 Europeexplores theleaders, weapons,and strategies that toppled the Axis Powers. Each chapter also ends with suggestions for further age appropriate books and movies that the whole family can watch.If your sonlikes action packed accounts, authentic details, and short but exciting chapters, then hell lovethis book. And he'll never see history as boring again!Buy Great Battles for Boys today and march into the frontlines of history!
"This book should be in school libraries everywhere. It is a treasure trove of information that is engagingly written that makes one feel they are in a great classroom with a great instructor sharing his knowledge in a fun way." Top 500 ReviewerGreat Battles for Boys: WW2 Europe Reviews
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My 9 year old son couldn’t put this book down and asked this morning for by this author. He even wanted to write the author an email telling him how much he enjoyed it! He received this book for Christmas and it was at the top of his list for favorite gifts. I
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Hard to start for 9 year old
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My grandson loved it!
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My ten year old grandson loves all these books.
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My grandson read this and told me information that I didn’t know.
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I love the idea of this book taking a massive topic like WW2 and making it accessible to kids (not just boys). However, some of the mistakes in this book make me wonder if it does harm than good. The chapter on the Bismark has the sinking taking place in May 1940
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My 10 year old son is a WWII history nut and he loves these books. He poured through them, reading them every night in bed with his little flashlight. “Just 5 minutes mom!”.
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9 years old boy loves it. He is reading it every night before he goes to bed. He is pretty advanced on reading level though.