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Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales - (Hardcover)

Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales - (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Ships are great for transport and sieges, but they tend to start sinking when cannons are fired 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."--Page 4 of cover.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Uncover the story of the Civil War's ironclad warships with the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling graphic novel series!</b> <p/> 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. <p/> 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! <p/> Get <i>Big Bad Ironclad!</i> and two other Hazardous Tales in the Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales Second 3-Book Boxed Set, available now! <br><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Livelier than the typical history textbook but sillier than the many outstanding works on the Civil War available for young readers, this will appeal to both history buffs and graphic-novel enthusiasts."-- "Kirkus Reviews"<br><br>"Readers interested in American history will enjoy these graphic novels... Comic panels of varying sizes enhance the real-life events and support the stories' over-the-top humor... the writing is accessible and entertaining; author Hale's style gives readers an insider-y, you-are-there-type scoop."-- "The Horn Book"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Nathan Hale</b> is the illustrator of the graphic novel <i>Rapunzel's Revenge</i>, which was an Al Roker Book Club for Kids selection, an ALA Notable Book, and a YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens and earned three starred reviews. He is also the illustrator of several picture books. He lives in Provo, Utah, with his wife and their two children.</p>

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