Escaping East Germany
Great Escapes in History
Engages readers with incredible stories of people who made daring escapes from war-torn East Germany. From the early 1960s to the late 1980s, thousands of people fled the communist regime in East Germany to the freedom of West Germany. 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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978-1-5038-2532-1
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978-1-5038-3013-4
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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 | 943 |
| Graphics | Full-color photographs, Historical photographs |
| Dimensions | 6.5 x 9 |
| Lexile | 790 |
| Guided Reading Level | X |
| ATOS Reading Level | 5.1 |
| ATOS Interest Level | MG |
| Accelerated Reader® Quiz | 196693 |
| 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
- Ursula Heinemann
- Wolfgang Engels
- Escape by Tunnel
- Escape by Balloon
- Think About It
- Glossary
- To Learn More
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
Author: Barbara Krasner
Freelance writer Barbara Krasner writes nonfiction, fiction, and poetry for children and adults. She holds an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from the Vermont College of Fine Arts and teaches children's literature and creative writing at William Paterson University in New Jersey, where she is currently pursuing a master's in public history.
Reviews
A noteworthy review of Great Escapes in History from School Library Connection on May 1, 2019
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