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Humvees
In six engaging chapters, author Michael Teitelbaum describes the importance of the Humvee in the military as a vehicle that can be used as an ambulance, a mode for transporting both troops and supplies, or a combat vehicle. Real action-packed combat stories show the courage and bravery soldiers must possess to complete each important mission. In sidebars and fact boxes featured throughout, readers will learn about weapons used on Humvees and the training involved in order to drive these vehicles on dangerous missions.
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Attractive covers are just the beginning of these nicely presented titles. Fighter Planes and Helicopters describe the uses and differences in the types of aircraft featured. Humvees explains how the basic vehicle is modified and used for different purposes. Several of the chapters begin with real-action scenarios that lead into a description of how the vehicle or aircraft is used. Almost every page contains a color photo, many of which are credited to the Department of Defense. Most captions supplement the text and often state when and where the photo was taken. Fact File boxes, which vary in size from one-third page to two pages, add interesting information and statistics. Vocabulary is relatively simple, but largely accurate. However, Fighter Planes states that the U.S. declared war on Afghanistan. Invaded, yes, but there has been no declaration of war. In discussing motor design, Humvees refers to the vehicles spark plugs. Humvees have diesel engines and, therefore, do not have spark plugs. Having noted these items, these titles are still additional purchases for most libraries., School Library Journal April 2007
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