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Big Bad Ironclad! (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #2): A Civil War Tale
Contributor(s): Hale, Nathan (Author)

ISBN: 1419703951 ISBN-13: 9781419703959
Publisher: Amulet Books

OUR PRICE: $12.74

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 2012
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Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - History
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Humor - General

Dewey: B

LCCN: 2012947181

Age Level: 8-12

Grade Level: 3-7

Lexile Measure: 280 GN (Graphic Novel)

Series: Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales

Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.6" W x 7.6" (0.70 lbs) 128 pages

Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1851-1899
- Topical - Civil War
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
- Cultural Region - Asian

Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian

Awards: Black-Eyed Susan Award, Nominee, Graphic Novel, 2014
Cybils, Finalist, Graphic Novel Elem/Mid, 2012

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2012
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2012 pg. 267 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2012 pg. 89
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2013 pg. 71 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 152445
Reading Level: 2.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
Uncover the story of the Civil War's ironclad warships with the New York Times bestselling graphic novel series

Ships are great for transport and sieges, but they tend to start leaking when cannons are fi red at them. But what if the ship is covered with iron? Assuming it doesn't sink to the bottom of the ocean, wouldn't it be stronger and better than any other ship out there? This is the question that begins a race between the North and the South to come up with the biggest, best ironclad warships.

Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales are graphic novels that tell the thrilling, shocking, gruesome, and TRUE stories of American history. Read them all--if you dare

Get Big Bad Ironclad and two other Hazardous Tales in the Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales Second 3-Book Boxed Set, available now

Contributor Bio(s): Hale, Nathan: - Nathan Hale is the #1 New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of the Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales series. He also wrote and illustrated the graphic novels One Trick Pony and Apocalypse Taco. Nathan lives in Utah. Learn more at nathanhaleauthor.com.

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