This is a book by Ben Thompson. June 8, AD 793- on a tiny island right off the coast of England is a chapel guarded by monks and dazzled with jewels. It is usually peaceful on this island but today there is something strange. Two slender boats are approaching the island. By the time theContinue reading “GUTS & GLORY- THE VIKINGS”
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Pearl Harbor-The Way It Was
This is a book by Scott C.S.Stone. It talks about Pearl Harbor, an important part of American History and a place I visited recently. The book is about is about what happened on December 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. It has vivid pictures and details and facts that took place in chronological order. Likes:Continue reading “Pearl Harbor-The Way It Was”
POOP HAPPENED- A History of the World From the Bottom Up
Of all the things you might be learning in school, they don’t teach you about poop history. Ever heard of Benjamin Franklin? Sure. But have you even known about John Snow? John Snow was the first person who actually realized that the disease cholera spread through dirty water and NOT through evil spirits in theContinue reading “POOP HAPPENED- A History of the World From the Bottom Up”
GREAT ESCAPES True Stories
Sometimes some circumstances make it way too hard to live in one place. Then is the time to escape. This book talks about five such escapes. The first one, A Thousand Miles, is about two African American slaves escaping the south to find freedom in the north. The second one, The Jaws of Terra Incognita,Continue reading “GREAT ESCAPES True Stories”
Surprising Spies-Unexpected Heroes of World War II
This book by Karen Gray Ruelle is about eight allied heroes who risked their lives and their families to fight the evil Nazis around the time of WWII. The book talks about spies like Juan Pujol Garcia, Jasper Maskelyne, Josephine Baker, Eddie Chapman, Virginia Hall, Noor Inayat Khan, Roy Hawthorne, Moe Berg and other heroesContinue reading “Surprising Spies-Unexpected Heroes of World War II”
Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales Treaties, Trenches, Mud and Blood
This book by Nathan Hale is about the bloody and brutal war that is called WWI. This book is written in a graphic comic form and narrates true stories from WWI. It features The hangman, the provost, and Captain Hale. These three narrate the story of WWI. The funny thing about that is that itContinue reading “Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales Treaties, Trenches, Mud and Blood”
What Was D-Day?
This book is written by Patricia Brennan Demuth. Do you want to know what happened during the beginning of the end of World War II? If yes, then this book might just be for you. Learn about what the Atlantic Wall was and how the allied troops fooled Hitler with a fake base and whatContinue reading “What Was D-Day?”
Magic Tree House Fact Tracker-World War II
This book by Mary Pope Osborne Natalie Pope Boyce is a fact tracker. Fact trackers are books that have facts on a specific topic that is related to the topics of one of her fiction books. This one is related to The Magic Tree House Super Edition World At War 1944. It tells about theContinue reading “Magic Tree House Fact Tracker-World War II”
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