TV Brings Battle into the Home with the Vietnam War: 4D An Augmented Reading Experience

by Karen Latchana Kenney

Overview

On-point historical photographs combined with strong narration bring the battles and controversies surrounding the Vietnam War to life. People saw the battles in real time, on the nightly news, changing forever how people viewed war.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780756558253
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2018
Series:	Captured Television History 4D
Pages:	64
Product dimensions:	9.25(w) x 10.25(h) x (d)
Age Range:	10 - 12 Years

About the Author

Author and editor Karen Latchana Kenney has written many books for children and young adults. She's interested in all kinds of science subjects, from car science to the life cycle of spiders. Kenney lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with her husband and young son.

Table of Contents

Destroying Cam Ne — A divided country — Three scenes from the war — A televised war — Timeline — Glossary — Additional resources — Source notes — Select bibliography — Index.

Interviews

Photography and strong narrative nonfiction combine to explain and show the horror and controversy surrounding the Vietnam War; TV coverage dramatically showed the events in real time; this book shows how; meets Common Care standards for alternative ways of learning;

Editorial Reviews

Top 10 Series Nonfiction 2019. Television has changed the way we experience events that will become important pieces of history. This series explores this in both print books and a connected app, where kids can watch TV clips of the pivotal moments in history being discussed.

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