Book Features: * Ages 9-15, Grades 4-9 * 32 pages, 7 inches x 9 inches * Simple, easy-to-read pages with full-color pictures * Includes post-reading questions and activities * Reading/teaching tips and glossary included Beyond the Battlefield: In Beyond the Battlefield: Homefront Heroes, 4th--9th graders go beyond the traditional battlefield to uncover the amazing tales of courageous civilians who risked their lives during times of war in their own communities. Action-Packed Stories: Not all war heroes are fighting on the battlefield. Young readers learn about amazing civilians who risked their lives for their country and communities during times of war. Build Reading Skills: This engaging 32-page children's book will help your child improve comprehension and build confidence with guided post-reading questions and fun activities. Leveled Books: Part of the Beyond the Battlefield series, the grade-level text and full-color pictures make this children's book an engaging story with fun and interesting facts about civilians and their war efforts from home. Why Rourke Educational Media: Since 1980, Rourke Publishing Company has specialized in publishing engaging and diverse non-fiction and fiction books for children in a wide range of subjects that support reading success on a level that has no limits.
A "chronicle of our national heroes' sacrifices and triumphs in Iraq and Afghanistan after their return to the homefront"--
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Home Front Heroes: Evansville and the Tri-State in WWII
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A treasure trove for researchers and World War II enthusiasts, this remarkable volume offers members of the greatest generation an opportunity to relive their defining era.
Ginsberg, Allen William Burroughs in Mexico City. Burroughs was gone, but they spent time with his girlfriend, Joan Vollmer. On his way back, he learned that Burroughs had accidentally killed Joan when attempting to shoot a glass off ...