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World War I for Kids: A History with 21 Activities (For Kids series)

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One hundred years after the start of the “Great War,” World War I for Kids provides an intriguing and comprehensive have a look at this defining conflict that involved the entire world’s superpowers. Why and how did the war come about? What used to be day by day life like for soldiers within the trenches? What roles did zeppelins, barbed wire, and the passenger ship Lusitania play within the war? Who were Kaiser Wilhelm, the Red Baron, and Edith Cavell? Young history buffs will learn the answers these questions and plenty of others, including why the western front bogged down into a long stalemate; how the war ushered in an era of rapid military, technological, and societal advances; and how the US’ entry helped end the war. Far from a dry catalog of names, dates, and battles, this richly illustrated book goes in depth into such fascinating topics as turn-of-the-20th-century weaponry and the essential roles animals played within the war, and explains connections among events and how the war changed the course of history. Hands-on activities remove darkness from both the war and the times.

Kids can:

·         Make a periscope

·         Teach a dog to carry messages

·         Make a parachute

·         Learn a well-liked World War I song

·         Cook Maconochie Stew

·         And much more

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