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Gr 3–6—Specifically addressing young readers with no memory of that tragic day, America combines news reports with published eyewitness accounts. Brown's compelling narrative chronologically recounts the morning's events in a tone both straightforward...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Odd to think that the audience for this book consists mainly of people who had not yet been born on September 11th ten years ago, but even to them this tragedy must seem closer than the subjects of Brown's previous Actual Times books: 9/11 began a war we are still fighting. The approach is solid and journalistic, emphasizing the facts of what happened on that day rather than considerations of its causes or effects, and the account is...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Brown's approach is solid and journalistic, emphasizing the facts rather than causes or effects. The text is continuous, weaving th...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Honest without sensationalizing: Don Brown uses clear, straightforward text and powerful illustrations to capture the chaos and emotion of 9/11: “In 102 minutes hijackers had destroyed the World Trade Center, crippled the Pentagon, and doomed four jet liners.” Provides a sequential account of the day’s events, seamlessly incorporating quotes from witnesses and survivors. A flight attendant ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More