Fearless flyers, dazzle painters, and code talkers! : World War I / by Elizabeth Dennis ; illustrated by Valerio Fabbretti.
Material type:
TextSeries: Secrets of American history | Ready-to-read. Level three, Megastar reader!Publisher: New York : Simon Spotlight, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Description: 47 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781534410510
- 1534410511
- 9781534410527
- 153441052X
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Reader | 940.4867 D411 | Available | 33111008538031 | ||||
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Discover the thrilling side of the history of World War I in this fact-tastic, nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a new series about the secrets of American History!
Do you know about the adventures of Eugene Bullard, the first African-American fighter pilot, who fought in World War I? Did you know that, in the same war, America used a kind of camouflage called Dazzle Painting that made ships look like Easter eggs? Or that Americans Indians sent secret messages as code talkers in the Choctaw Telephone Squad? Find out in this book of amazing true stories!
Secrets of American History is an action-packed nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read series that lets beginning readers in on a little secret: history is full of surprises! Want to know what invisible ink has to do with the American Revolution? Or why shark repellant and inflatable army tanks were used in World War II? Find out in this fact-filled series of fascinating true tales, wild adventures, and spy missions, and discover the secret side of American history!
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Great War -- Cubism, camouflage, and razzle dazzle -- The Choctaw Telephone Squad! -- Eugene Bullard: the fearless flyer -- But wait...there's more!
Do you know about the adventures of Eugene Bullard, the first African-American fighter pilot, who fought in World War I? Did you know that, in the same war, America used a kind of camouflage called Dazzle Painting that made ships look like Easter eggs? Or that Americans Indians sent secret messages as code talkers in the Choctaw Telephone Squad? Find out in this book of amazing true stories!