| Tanks (Built for Battle) | |
| ISBN: 9781608181292 Author: Bodden, Valerie (Author) Publisher: Creative Education Published: January 2012 Retail: $28.50 OUR PRICE: $3.09 You Save 89% Binding Type: Library Binding Annotation: Tanks! Big ones! Boom! Bang! Yarrrgh! These are the reactions most likely to be elicited by this gear-happy, detail-focused entry in the Built for Battle series. The vivid photos, some spread across two pages and others cut together in nifty montage, depict constant excitement from a variety of views: in the desert sun, seen through night-vision camera, close up, far away, and from the point of view of somebody inside. The short paragraphs blast through both history and tech details, shouting out in all-caps battle cries whenever a glossary word is introduced: “The TURRET sits on top of the hull.” Meanwhile, three sidebars introduce a “Famous Tank”—would you know a Chieftain Mk 5 if you saw the 54-ton, 24.7-foot-long machine roaring down the road at 30 miles per hour? "A fundamental exploration of tanks, including their size and firepower, history of development, crawler tracks and other features, and famous models from around the world |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Transportation - General |
| Dewey: 623.747 |
| LCCN: 2010054406 |
| Series: Built for Battle |
| Physical Information: 8.80" H x 880.00" L x 8.80" W |
| Bargain Category: Early Elementary, History, Picture Books, Reference, Science, Technology, Transportation |
| Grade level(s): 2nd, 3rd, 4th |
