The Western Front
From the Series Graphic Modern History: World War II
This exciting graphic novel recounts three historic land and air battles in Europe during World War II:
• Duel in the skies - The Battle of Britain, September 24, 1940 - The desperate air battle told from the perspective of a young British fighter pilot.
• Surviving Omaha Beach - D-Day, June 6, 1944 - The Normandy Landings as experienced by a U.S.
infantryman.
• Crossing the bridge at Remagen - The invasion of Germany, March 7, 1945
Format | Your Price | Add |
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978-0-7787-4196-1
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$24.95 | |
978-0-7787-4203-6
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$10.95 | |
978-1-4271-7991-3
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$31.00 |
Interest Level | Grade 5 - Grade 9 |
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Reading Level | Grade 5 |
Age Range | 10 - 14 |
Dewey | 940.54 |
Lexile | GN990L |
ATOS Reading Level | 5.1 |
Guided Reading Level | T |
Subjects | History |
Genres | Nonfiction |
Publisher | Crabtree Publishing |
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Imprint | Crabtree Classics |
Copyright | 2012 |
Number of Pages | 48 |
Dimensions | 6.5 x 10 |
Graphics | |
BISACS | JNF025130, JNF062020, JNF025000 |
Rights Included | CA, US |
Language | English |
The Western Front - School Library Journal
Gr 5–9—In each volume, text overviews and photos bookend three graphic-novel formatted stories that focus on individuals involved in specific actions and/or conflicts. Although there are several different artists, the fairly realistic artwork is consistent among the books, depicting plenty of gunfire and explosions with some bloodshed but nothing gory.