What Was the Bombing of Hiroshima?
What Was the Bombing of Hiroshima?

What Was the Bombing of Hiroshima?

Written by Jess Brallier and Who HQ & illustrated by Tim Foley
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8 - 11
Reading age
112
Page count
67
Words per page
870L
Lexile measure
Mar 17, 2020
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Hiroshima is where the first atomic bomb was dropped. Now readers will learn the reasons why and what it’s meant for the world ever since. By August 1945, World War II was over in Europe, but the fighting continued between American forces and the Japanese, who were losing but determined to fight till the bitter end. And so it fell to a new president–Harry S. Truman–to make the fateful decision to drop two atomic bombs–one on Hiroshima and one on Nagasaki–and bring the war to rapid close. Now, even seventy years later, can anyone know if this was the right choice? In a thoughtful account of these history-changing events, Jess Brallier explains the leadup to the bombing, what the terrible results of it were, and how the threat of atomic war has colored world events since.

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      Jess Brallier

      Jess Brallier is the publisher of Planet Dexter and the author of more than 20 books. He lives in Reading, MA.

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      Who HQ
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      Tim Foley

      Tim Foley is a Michigan based illustrator who has drawing pictures for a living for the past three decades.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781524792657
    Publication Date
    March 17, 2020
    Publisher
    Penguin Workshop
    Original Publication Date
    March 17, 2020
    Page Count
    112
    Words Per Page
    67
    Audience
    Juvenile Reader
    Reading Age
    8 - 11 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2019034738
    Lexile® Level
    870L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~U
    Est. ATOS® Book Level
    ~5.6

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