内容简介
"FreestyleExpress"isanew,fullyaccessiblerangeofbookstailoredfor11-15yearoldpupilswithareadingageof8years.Therangeusesasimplifiedversionoffthe"Freestyle"layout,makingiteasierforthelessconfidentreadertofollow.Modernhistoryisfascinatingandthisseriesprovesit!Designedespeciallyforreluctantreaders,eachbookcoversatwentiethcenturyconflictinanapproachableandenthrallingway.Whilstcoveringallthekeyeventsandincidentsinvolvedineachconflict,theseriesalsolooksathowtheseaffectedthelivesofrealpeopleonthefrontline,incorporatingfascinatingreallifetales.Thisbook:describesthesequenceofeventsinaclear,accessiblemanner;includesatimelinespread,summaryofkeyeventsanda'newwords'boxatthefootofeachspread;andusesprimaryandsecondarysourcematerialinarangeofbite-sizedtexttypesfromnewspaperreports,diary/journalextracts,eyewitnessaccounts,quotesandexcerptsfromimportantspeeches.
作者简介
MichaelBurganhaswrittennumerousbooksforchildrenandyoungadultsduringhisnearly20yearsasafreelancewriter.ManyofhisbookshavefocusedonU.S.history,geography,andthelivesofworldleaders.Hehasalsowrittenfictionandadaptedclassicnovels.Michaelhaswonseveralawardsforhiswriting,andhisgraphicnovelversionoftheclassictaleFrankenstein(StoneArchBooks)wasaJuniorLibraryGuildselection.MichaelhasalsoworkedasaneditoratWeeklyReader,theclassroomnewsmagazineusedinschoolsacrosstheUnitedStates.MichaelgraduatedfromtheUniversityofConnecticutwithabachelor’sdegreeinhistory.Whennotwritingforkids,heenjoyswritingplays,andhisworkshavebeenstagedacrosstheUnitedStates.HelivesinSantaFe,NewMexico,withhiscat,Callie.