Escaping Alcatraz
Great Escapes in History
Engages readers with incredible stories of people who made daring escapes from Alcatraz. This notorious island prison was home to hundreds of inmates, dozens of whom risked their lives to escape captivity. Additional features include a Fast Facts spread, informative infographics, critical-thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, a selected bibliography, an index, information about the author, and sources for further research.
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978-1-5038-2525-3
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978-1-5038-3011-0
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$39.95 |
| Interest Level | Grade 3 - Grade 6 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 4 |
| Genre | Narrative, Nonfiction |
| Category | Social Studies |
| Copyright | 2019 |
| Publisher | The Child's World, Inc. |
| Imprint | Momentum |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 32 |
| Publication Date | 2018-08-01 |
| BISACS | JNF025000 |
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| Dewey | 365 |
| Graphics | Full-color photographs, Historical photographs |
| Dimensions | 6.5 x 9 |
| Lexile | 850 |
| Guided Reading Level | Y |
| ATOS Reading Level | 5.4 |
| ATOS Interest Level | MG |
| Accelerated Reader® Quiz | 196691 |
| Accelerated Reader® Points | 0.5 |
| Features | Author/Illustrator biography, Educational front/back matter, Glossary of key words, Index, Infographics, Phonetics, Photo captions, Reviewed, Sources for further research, Starred, Suggested websites, and Table of contents |
| Online Resources |
- Fast Facts
- The First Escape Attempt
- Missing for Days
- The Battle of Alcatraz
- The Mystery of Alcatraz
- Think About It
- Glossary
- To Learn More
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
Author: Christine Evans
Christine Evans is a freelance writer based in San Jose, California. She writes children's books and stories for magazines including Highlights. She lives with her husband, two daughters, and a tiny dog. Christine loves writing about historical adventures.
Reviews
A noteworthy review of Great Escapes in History from School Library Connection on May 1, 2019
This high interest series will appeal to readers who like to collect interesting facts and learn about unusual circumstances. The nonfiction narrative of Escaping Alcatraz vividly and chronologically describes all the attempted escapes from Alcatraz prison. A section of Fast Facts gives… View →
