Saturday, October 21, 2006

New Non-Fiction for Fall!

Stewart, David. You Wouldn't Want to Be a Roman Soldier!: Barbarians You'd Rather Not Meet. Franklin Watts/Scholastic, 2006.
Illustrated by David Antram
j 355.12 Ste
How many cohorts make up a legion of soldiers?

Gartman, Gene. Life in Army Basic Training. Children's Press, 2000.
j 355.54 Gar
From weapons training to obstacle courses find out what army basic training is all about.

Kennedy, Robert C. Life in the Army Special Forces. Children's Press, 2000.
j 356.16 Ken
Find out what it takes to by in the special forces.

Kennedy, Robert C. Life as a Paratrooper. Children's Press, 2000.
j 356.166 Ken
It takes guts to jump out of planes!

Kennedy, Robert C. Life as an Army Demolition Expert. Children's Press, 2000.
j 358.23 Ken
Like to blow stuff up? You might enjoy reading about this area of the army.

Payan, Gregory. Chemical and Biological Weapons: Anthrax and Sarin. Children's Press, 2000.
j 358.3 Pay
Learn about these dangerous chemicals and their horrid effects.

Kennedy, Robert C. Life as an Air Force Fighter Pilot. Children's Press, 2000.
j 358.43 Ken
Fly really fast planes!

Kennedy, Robert C. Life with the Navy Seals. Children's Press, 2000.
j 359.9 Ken
Discover the "toughest physical and mental training in the world."

Payan, Gregory and Alexander Guelke. Life on a Submarine. Children's Press, 2000.
j 359.9 Pay
Learn what close quarters are like in this title.

Kennedy, Robert C. Life in the Marines. Children's Press, 2000.
j 359.96 Ken
Read about what each week of training is like for a potential Marine.

Graham, Ian. You Wouldn't Want to Work on the Railroad!: A Track You'd Rather Not Go Down. Franklin Watts/Scholastic Inc., 2001.
Illustrated by David Antram
j 385 Gra
Would you work for a dollar a day to build a railroad?

Malam, John. You Wouldn't Want to be a Mammoth Hunter!: Dangerous Beasts You'd Rather Not Encounter. Franklin Watts/Scholastic Inc., 2004.
Illustrated by David Antram
j 569.67 Mal
Learn the Mammoth Hunter's Dance!

Pitt, Matthew. The Tomahawk Cruise Missile. Children's Press, 2000.
j 623.4519 Pit
Find out about the precision of this weapon!

Fitzpatrick, Kevin J. Flying Gunship: The AC-130 Spectre. Children's Press, 2000.
j 623.7 Fit
Discover the history and uses of this really big plane.

Pitt, Matthew. Apache Helicopter: The AH-64. Children's Press, 2000.
j 623.746 Pit
Find out how many firearms this whirly-bird can handle.

Beyer, Julie. Jet Fighter: The Harrier AV-8B. Children's Press, 2000.
j 623.7464 Bey
Did you know that the first military group to use a harrier was the British Royal Air Force?

Reavis, Tracey. Stealth Jet Fighter: The F-117A. Children's Press, 2000.
j 623.7464 Rea
This special plane took nearly thirty years to build and test!

Black, Michael A. Tank: The M1A1 Abrams. Children's Press, 2000.
j 623.7475 Bla
Learn how the Abrams tank is a vast improvement from those used in WWI.

Payan, Gregory. Fast Attack Submarine: The Seawolf Class. Children's Press, 2000.
j 623.8257 Pay
See how a submarine can be "smart!"

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