| Title | : | Great Battles for Boys: Bunker Hill to WWI |
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| ISBN | : | - |
| ISBN-10 | : | 978 0997749304 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle, Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 117 pages |
| Publication | : | Wheelhouse Publishing (July 29, 2016) |
"This book should be in school libraries everywhere…" Top Ten Hall of Fame reviewer, 5 starsDoes your son play video games for hours but dreads picking up a book?Does he think history is just a bunch of boring old facts?What if you could give him all the excitement of screen time but also spark his love of reading and history?
You can with these exciting tales of military battles written especially for boys who are reluctant readers.
Popular history teacher Joe Giorello's hugely successful class, "Great Battles for Boys" is now into an engaging and bestselling non fiction series written for boys ages 8 14.
In chronological order, beginning with the Revolutionary War, Great Battles for Boys: Bunker Hill to WWI takes young readers to the front lines of American history's most thrilling clashes. Boys discover the raw truth about the colonial fight for freedom, the hardships of Civil War soldiers, the fierce battle of the Alamo, the American Expeditionary Forces winning World War I, and much !
Packed with historic photos, maps, and notable biographies, Great Battles for Boys also explores the military leaders, weapons, and strategies that won victory—or suffered defeat.
If your son likes action packed stories, authentic details, and easy to read but exciting chapters, then he’ll love Joe Giorello’s thrilling accounts of history's greatest battles.
"He asks to read these books on his own!" — Paix, 5 stars
Buy Great Battles for Boys today and take your son to the frontlines of history!
Praise for the Great Battles for Boys series:Great Battles for Boys: Bunker Hill to WWI Reviews
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I’m a mom of two boys and one girl. I would first like to address the people complaining about the title saying “for boys.” The author has addressed this too and it’s part of the reason why I purchased this book. Boys are falling behind in school and reading. Not sure why
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If you want your children and grandchildren to learn history, this is a good start.
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My previous reluctant reader is now a big reader. This series has helped. Both my boys 9 & 12 have enjoyed this series. Another series in addition to this, if looking to expand once you have all the titles, is Nathan's Hales Hazerdous Tales.
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This book was purchased as a gift. The receiver is an avid reader. He said he found the book to be very interesting. Definitely a purchase that won't disappoint.
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At last, we have a series about history that plays it straight! The brief stories introduce kids to heroes (and a few villains) from our country's past battles, with illustrations on half the pages. I live in New Hampshire, but don't remember seeing a picture of General
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Boys need to read of the deeds done by men. Examples of heroism and selflessness.
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After having taught World History to seventh graders for 22 years, I have just been assigned to teach American History from colonization up to the early 1900s. I bought this book to start a class library. Bad move. This book is so inaccurate that I can't even donate it
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I got this book for my 8 year old son who is obsessed with military history. He loved this book so much he read the whole thing in just a few days. We really loved the movie suggestions at the ends of the chapters, and had several family movie nights that both my son and
