Turning Point: The Story of the D-Day Landings

by Michael Burgan

Overview

In an immersive, exciting narrative nonfiction format, this powerful book follows a selection of people who experienced the D-Day invasion.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781515736110
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2017
Series:	Tangled History Series
Pages:	112
Sales rank:	1,113,858
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.31(d)
Lexile:	930L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

About the Author

Michael Burgan has written numerous books for children and young adults during his nearly 20 years as a freelance writer. Many of his books have focused on U.S. history, geography, and the lives of world leaders. Michael has won several awards for his writing, and his graphic novel version of the classic tale Frankenstein (Stone Arch Books) was a Junior Library Guild selection.  Michael graduated from the University of Connecticut with a bachelor’s degree in history. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with his cat, Callie.

Table of Contents

When will the attack come? — Assault from the air — Hitting the ground — "The Big Invasion" — "10,000 ships" — Coming ashore — On the beaches — In the villages — The battles continue — Surveying the scene — Surrounded — Day's end — D-Day plus one.

Interviews

Multiple storylines meet Common Core standards for analyzing multiple accounts of an event Meets Common Core demand for narrative nonfiction Great for lovers of the popular You Choose series, which has sold more than 1 million copies.