Samurai Science
Armor, Weapons, and Battlefield Strategy
Published on 1. August 2016
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-1-5157-5535-7 (ISBN)
Description
Samurai warriors were experts in hand-to-hand combat and fighting from horseback. They may not have realized it, but they owed their success to science. Engaging text, fascinating photos and useful illustrations will help young readers understand how science helped the samurai to become some of the greatest warriors in history. This item is a Capstone Duo and includes both a hardcover and Capstone Interactive eBook edition of the title.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 to 12 years
Illustrations
Illustrations, unspecified
ISBN-13
978-1-5157-5535-7 (9781515755357)
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Allison Lassieur has never had pop-star dreams, but she once sang in a choir that went on a multi-state tour on the way to Walt Disney World. Today she's an award-winning author of more than 150 history and non-fiction books about everything from Ancient Rome to the International Space Station. Her books have received several Kirkus starred reviews and Booklist recommendations, and her historical novel Journey to a Promised Land was awarded the 2020 Kansas Library Association Notable Book Award, and Library of Congress Great Reads Book selection. Allison lives in upstate New York with her husband, daughter, a scruffy, loveable mutt named Jingle Jack, and more books than she can count.