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1) Tanks
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Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"Explains how main battle tanks and infantry vehicles are used in the military, including the parts and functions of tanks. Includes facts about current and historical tank models"--Provided by publisher.
2) Jet planes
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Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"Describes how jet planes such as fighters and bombers are used in military combat, and how these planes work. Includes facts and figures about specific military planes"--Provided by publisher.
4) The wall
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English
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A boy and his father come from far away to visit the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington and find the name of the boy's grandfather, who was killed in the conflict.
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David (David Shannon) volume 5
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English
Description
David follows his older brother around, annoying him and doing everything he can to make sure his brother notices him--but when David gets hurt playing, his brother is there to make sure he is okay.
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Before Washington crossed the Delaware, Henry Knox crossed Massachusetts in winter-with 59 cannons in tow.
In 1775 in the dead of winter, a bookseller named Henry Knox dragged 59 cannons from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston-225 miles of lakes, forest, mountains, and few roads. It was a feat of remarkable ingenuity and determination and one of the most remarkable stories of the revolutionary war. In Henry and the Cannons the perils and adventure of his...
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*ALA Notable Children's book 2006 *
Celebrated author-illustrator Jeanette Winter weaves a hopeful tale of one woman's courageous book rescue.
In the Spring of 2003, Alia Muhammad Baker was the city of Basra's real-life librarian. She was the keeper of cherished books and her library was a haven for community gatherings.
But with war imminent in Basra, Iraq, what could this lone woman do to save her precious books?
With lyrical, spare...
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At the beginning of the Civil War, Lula McLean's family home in Manassas, Virginia, is taken over by the Confederate army and used as its headquarters. Forced to flee by the oncoming Union army, Lula and her family and her favorite rag doll move south to a small village called Appomattox Court House. Then one day in 1865, Lula left her doll behind, and what happened next made history.
12) Brave like me
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"When someone is serving our country, far from home, everyone in their family has to be brave. Including -- and sometimes especially -- the kids. This book speaks to all kids in this situation in telling the story of a boy and a girl with parents away on duty. It captures the children's worries, fears, trials, and triumphs while waiting for their parents to return from service. Although the narrative tells one universal tale, the photographs depict...
13) Training Army Al
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Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
As Donny heads out on a camping trip, Army Al decides to volunteer to accompany him, but the toy soldier needs to get into shape first.
16) My red balloon
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Pub. Date
2005.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
A young boy waits with both excitement and apprehension for his father to disembark from the aircraft carrier returning to port after many months at sea.
17) Stars above us
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Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
A little girl's father helps her get over her fear of the dark before he goes off to war, and she uses the stars they painted on her ceiling to remind her of him while he is away.
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