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Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane
Pub. Date
[2021]
Lexile measure
1130L
Language
English
Description
Map on end papers.
Chronicles the life and career of David Glasgow Farragut, the first man to become an admiral in the United States Navy, discussing his childhood, family, battles and more.
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"On August 20, 1942, twelve Marine dive-bombers and nineteen Marine fighters landed at Guadalcanal. Their mission: defeat the Japanese navy and prevent it from sending more men and supplies to "Starvation Island," as Guadalcanal was nicknamed. The Japanese were turning the remote, jungle-covered mountain in the south Solomon Islands into an air base from which they could attack the supply lines between the U.S. and Australia. The night after the Marines...