Loqueleo Catalog 2019

¿Qué fué? The ¿Qué fue…? series encourages students to relive history through exciting accounts of important historical events. Short chapters and sixteen pages of historical photos motivate even the most reluctant readers to learn about famous events and landmarks. • Interesting facts and anecdotes spark curiosity. • Maps and timelines provide historical context. • Illustrations and photographs support comprehension. Patricia Brennan Demuth ¿Qué fue el Día D? ILLUSTRATIONS David Grayson Kenyon GR U WWII / U.S. in the 20th Century / Military and Wars 9781631134050 5½" x 7½" / 124 pp $11.99 / PB Informational Text Literary Nonfiction / History In the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, an armada of seven thousand ships carrying 160,000 Allied troops stormed the beaches of Nazi-occupied France. Readers will dive into the heart of the action and discover how this invasion was planned and carried out and how it overwhelmed the Germans, who had been tricked into thinking the attack would take place elsewhere. D-Day was a major turning point in World War II and hailed as one of the greatest military attacks of all time. Patricia Brennan Demuth ¿Qué fue la isla Ellis? ILLUSTRATIONS David Groff GR Q Symbols, Monuments, National Parks, etc. / Emigration and Immigration / U.S. in the 20th Century 9781631134067 5½" x 7½" / 124 pp $11.99/ PB Informational Text Literary Nonfiction / History From 1892 to 1954, Ellis Island was the gateway to a new life in the U.S. for millions of immigrants. In later years, the island was deserted, the buildings decaying. It was not restored until the 1980s, when Americans from all over the country donated more than $150 million. It opened to the public in 1990 as a museum. Learn more about America’s history, and perhaps even your own, through the history of one of the most popular landmarks in the country. What Was Ellis Island? What Was D-Day? 120 MIDDLE GRADE READERS WWW.LOQUELEO.COM/US 3-5 Middle Grade Readers