You Choose History: The Revolutionary War by Elizabeth Raum
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Category: History | Series: You Choose History | Reading Level: Grade 10
It s the late 1700s. Tensions are brewing between the American colonies and Great Britain. The Revolutionary War is about to begin. Will you: Help the network of patriot spies in your city? OR Fight for independence as a patriot soldier? OR Work to keep the colonies under British rule?"
The Berlin Wall (You Choose History) by Matt Doeden
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Category: History | Series: You Choose: Modern History | Reading Level: Grade 10
After World War II, Germany split into two countries - the Communist German Democratic Republic in the East and the Federal Republic of Germany in the West. Its capital of Berlin was divided as well, but many people left East Berlin for the freedom of the West. In 1961 East German leaders built a wall t ...Show more
You Choose History: Korean War by Michael Burgan
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Category: History | Series: You Choose: Modern History Ser. | Reading Level: Grade 10
It's 1950 and the Communist country of North Korea has invaded its neighbouring country of South Korea. The United Nations has stepped in to help South Korea by providing weapons and soldiers. Nearly all of these soldiers come from the United States. Will you: Serve as a pilot in Korea with the U.S. Mar ...Show more
Human World: A Visual Compendium of Wonders from Human History by Amanda Wood; Mike Jolley
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Category: History | Series: Curiositree | Reading Level: good-very good
Choose your own learning adventure with Curiositree, a new series of visually compelling information charts. Discover the myriad reasons why humans have become the most successful species on the planet in this fascinating complete visual history of mankind. Travel from our earliest beginnings to the mod ...Show more
The Three Theban Plays: Antigone; Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus by Sophocles; Fagles (trans)
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Category: History | Series: Classics Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Towering over the rest of Greek tragedy, Sophocles' The Three Theban Plays are among the most enduring and timeless dramas ever written. This Penguin Classics edition is translated by Robert Fagles with introductions and notes by Bernard Knox.Collected here are Antigone, Oedipus the King and Oedipus at ...Show more
The Oresteia by Aeschylus, Robert Fagles (trans.)
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Category: History | Series: Penguin Classics | Reading Level: very good
In the Oresteia Aeschylus addressed the bloody chain of murder and revenge within the royal family of Argos. As they move from darkness to light, from rage to self-governance, from primitive ritual to civilized institution, their spirit of struggle and regeneration becomes an everlasting song of celebra ...Show more
Four Tragedies And Octavia by Seneca
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Category: History | Series: Classics Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Based on the legends used in Greek drama, Seneca's plays are notable for the exuberant ruthlessness with which disastrous events are foretold and then pursued to their tragic and often bloodthirsty ends. Thyestes depicts the menace of an ancestral curse hanging over two feuding brothers, while Phaedra p ...Show more
Navajo Code Talkers - Top Secret Messengers of World War WAR II (Amazing World War II Stories) by Blake Hoena; Marcel P. Massegu (Illustrator)
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Category: History | Series: Amazing World War II Stories Ser.
During World War II U.S. forces had to keep battle plans and other top secret information out of the enemy's hands. Coded messages were often used, but secret codes could be broken. To solve this problem, the U.S. military turned to an unexpected source to create an unbreakable code. The Navajo people s ...Show more
Night Witches at War - The Soviet Women Pilots of World War II (Amazing World War II Stories) by Bruce Berglund; Trevor Goring (Illustrator)
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Category: History | Series: Amazing World War II Stories Ser.
Flying combat missions in wartime is always dangerous. But imagine doing so in a slow, rickety biplane, at night, with no lights or navigational equipment of any kind. Sound impossible? It wasn't for the Soviet Night Witches. This unit of incredibly brave women flew hundreds of missions to attack German ...Show more
Unbreakable Zamperini - A World War II Survivor Brave Story (Amazing World War II Stories) by Nel Yomtov; Rafal Szlapa (Illustrator)
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Category: History | Series: Amazing World War II Stories Ser.
In the 1930s Louis Zamperini was a promising Olympic track athlete. But when World War II broke out, he enlisted and served as a bombardier with the U.S. Army Air Corps. In 1943 Zamperini miraculously survived when his bomber crashed in the Pacific Ocean. But that was just the beginning of his ordeal. A ...Show more
U.S. Ghost Army - the Master Illusionists of World War II (Amazing World War II Stories) by Nel Yomtov; Alessandro Valdrighi (Illustrator)
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Category: History | Series: Amazing World War II Stories Ser.
When you need to mislead the enemy, who are you going to call? The Ghost Army of course During World War II this top secret group of artists and special effects experts worked to deceive German forces on the front lines. Using fake combat vehicles and artillery, dummies dressed as soldiers, and broadca ...Show more
Women Explorers Hidden in History by Ellen Rodger
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Category: History | Series: Hidden History Ser.
There’s no doubt that women have always been a part of journeys of discovery, from Viking women crossing the ocean to new lands to trade caravans bringing goods through Africa. But there is slim mention of them in most history books. This exciting book digs up the history of the bold women who dared to ...Show more