The Battle of the Alamo / by Matt Doeden ; illustrated by Charles Barnett III and Phil Miller.
Record details
- ISBN: 0736838325
- ISBN: 9780736838320
- Physical Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Mankato, Minn. : Capstone Press, [2005]
- Copyright: ©2005
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Surrender or die -- Siege -- Final battle begins -- Alamo falls -- More about the Alamo -- Glossary -- Internet sites -- Read more -- Bibliography -- Index. |
Target Audience Note: | GN590L Lexile Decoding demand: 83 (very high) Semantic demand: 95 (very high) Syntactic demand: 71 (high) Structure demand: 85 (very high) Lexile |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR MG 3.6 0.5 85023. |
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Subject: | Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.) > Siege, 1836 > Juvenile literature. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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North Kansas City Public Library | J GRAPHIC 976.4 DOEDEN (Text) | 0001001144433 | JUV Graphic | Available | - |
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School Library Journal Review
The Battle of the Alamo
School Library Journal
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Gr 3-6-These books offer high-interest subject matter in a graphic-novel format. Historically accurate, each one presents brief information about the featured event. Yellowish-tan bubbles indicate direct quotations from primary sources. Alamo, Lincoln, and Polo are slightly stronger as stories than King Tut, perhaps because they are about real events while Tut is as much about a superstition as it is about Howard Carter's discoveries. And make no mistake, these are stories, based on fact and classified as nonfiction; there is invented dialogue, which is close to melodramatic at times. Thoughts and feelings are also fictionalized. Likely to be snatched up by young and reluctant readers, these titles work as hooks to lead to more in-depth information or as fun and interesting reads. Colorful artwork with strong black lines is competently done and contributes to a sense of time and place. Great literature? No. Shelf sitters? Definitely not.-Peg Glisson, Mendon Center Elementary School, Pittsford, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
The Horn Book Review
The Battle of the Alamo
The Horn Book
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These nonfiction volumes are banal recitations of basic facts augmented by graphic-novel-style illustrations. The focus on action does little to inspire discussion or explore the complexity of history. They will appeal to visually oriented students, but higher quality picture books are already available on these topics. There are four other spring 2005 books in this series. Reading list. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Graphic Library: Graphic History titles: The Battle of the Alamo, Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad, The Salem Witch Trials, and The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln.] (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.