Copyright Date:
2017
Edition Date:
2017
Release Date:
11/07/17
Pages:
124 pages
ISBN:
Publisher: 1-419-72556-4 Perma-Bound: 0-605-99489-7
ISBN 13:
Publisher: 978-1-419-72556-2 Perma-Bound: 978-0-605-99489-8
Dewey:
940.54
LCCN:
2017031647
Dimensions:
20 cm.
Subject Heading:
Doolittle, James Harold,. 1896-1993. Comic books, strips, etc. Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945. Aerial operations, American. Comic boks, strips, etc. Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945. Campaigns. Japan. Comic books, strips, etc. Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945. Aerial operations, American. Comic books, strips, etc.
World War, 1939-1945. Campaigns. Japan. Comic books, strips, etc.
Tokyo (Japan). History. Bombardment, 1942. Comic books, strips, etc. Juvenile literature.
Tokyo (Japan). History. Bombardment, 1942. Comic books, strips, etc.
Language:
English
Reviews:
ALA Booklist
(Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 CDT 2017)
As in other entries in the Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales series, the American patriot Nathan Hale has another story of historical derring-do for his captors. Following the aftermath of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, a group of pilots volunteers for a secret mission. With absolutely no knowledge of the purpose of the mission and after weeks of bizarre training, the 16 bombing teams are finally told what their mission would be: to bomb Tokyo and create uncertainty within the empire. As always, Hale's strength comes from the details. His maps and charts cogently capture the history and vast scale of these events e before and after drawings of Pearl Harbor are especially harrowing t he also pinpoints human impact in the tiny stories that accompany the overarching narrative, like the gunner who broke his glasses and couldn't see clearly yet continued with the mission. Since this is still a relatively unknown part of American history, readers of all ages will be on edge to see who survives and the results of the possibly doomed mission. Another victory for a perennially useful series.
Horn Book
Nathan Hale, Revolutionary War hero, continues to distract his executioners in this seventh graphic novel. The focus here is on the United States' secret Doolittle air raid on Japan after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. As always, irreverent humor makes a complicated and harrowing story more accessible; readers will appreciate the compelling history lesson (provided they're not put off by the small panel illustrations and tiny type). Bib.
Word Count:
12,180
Reading Level:
3.6
Interest Level:
3-6
Accelerated Reader:
reading level: 3.6
/ points: 2.0
/ quiz: 186376
/ grade: Middle Grades
Reading Counts!:
reading level:3.6 /
points:5.0 /
quiz:Q72521
Lexile:
GN480L
Guided Reading Level:
Y
Fountas & Pinnell:
Y
In author-illustrator Nathan Hale’s Raid of No Return, go behind the scenes of World War II’s top-secret Doolittle Raid with the New York Times bestselling Hazardous Tales graphic novel series!
“These books are, quite simply, brilliant. . . . Thrilling, bloody, action-packed stories from American history.” —New York Times
Presented in the author’s instantly recognizable artistic and storytelling style, this colorful, exciting book of history for kids starts with a brief explanation of the events leading up to World War II and then describes the bombing of Pearl Harbor from both the Japanese and American points of view.
The American response was a super-secret counterattack organized by stunt pilot Jimmy Doolittle. Just four months after Pearl Harbor, American crews would launch sixteen B-25 bombers from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet to drop bombs on the Japanese capital Tokyo and then fly to safety in China. Everything about the mission was as dangerous as it was secret. B-25s were not designed to take off from an aircraft carrier. Japan had formidable air defenses. There was no way to plan for landing in China or returning safely to America.
The Doolittle Raid, as it became known, went down in military history as one of the most creative and harrowing missions of World War II. The pilots and crews became American heroes.
Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales! Read them all—if you dare!
One Dead Spy: A Revolutionary War Tale (#1)
Big Bad Ironclad!: A Civil War Tale (#2)
Donner Dinner Party: A Pioneer Tale (#3)
Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood: A World War I Tale (#4)
The Underground Abductor: An Abolitionist Tale about Harriet Tubman (#5)
Alamo All-Stars: A Texas Tale (#6)
Raid of No Return: A World War II Tale of the Doolittle Raid (#7)
Lafayette!: A Revolutionary War Tale (#8)
Major Impossible: A Grand Canyon Tale (#9)
Blades of Freedom: A Tale of Haiti, Napoleon, and the Louisiana Purchase (#10)
Cold War Correspondent: A Korean War Tale (#11)
Above the Trenches: A WWI Flying Ace Tale (#12)
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