9.11.01: Terrorists Attack the U.S. [Library Binding]

Pat Lalley (Author), Patrick Daley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2002 | Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up

This book allows your students’ to answer their questions about the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon. With this sensitive, detailed book chronicling the tragedy and its aftermath. This book describes one of the mo

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From School Library Journal

Grade 5-8-A serviceable offering. Lalley covers the events of September 11th and provides brief background on the World Trade Center, Islamic extremism, and Osama bin Laden. He also comments on the impact the terrorists' attacks have had both here and abroad. While the author's research is sound, there are a number of grammar mistakes and some run-on sentences. Many words are defined in context; there is also a short glossary but some may find it lacking. Major topics related to the attacks, such as the Pentagon, do not appear in the index. The full-color photos, which include pictures of lower Manhattan before and after the attack, the Pentagon, emergency workers, and related events, add to the emotional impact. Unfortunately, a number are grainy. A sobering world map highlights every country that lost citizens in the World Trade Center.
Lisa Mulvenna, Clinton-Macomb Public Library, Clinton Township, MI
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

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Gr. 4-7. This compact book does an excellent job of explaining the terrorist attacks on September 11, but equally important is its presentation of the background that led to the events. Lalley begins as planes fly into the Twin Towers and the Pentagon, and crash into a field in Pennsylvania. With alacrity, he goes on to explore previous terrorist attacks against the U.S and the reasons behind them, the war in Afghanistan, and the history of the World Trade Center. He also looks ahead at the impact of terrorism in the U.S., and relates two personal stories from Ground Zero. The most interesting, and potentially controversial, part is the chapter about Islam; careful and politically correct, Lalley pulls no punches about the Islamic radicals involved. In addition, he presents good information about problems in the Middle East, though a mention of the Holocaust as a reason for the establishment of a Jewish state might have been helpful. Because this focuses largely on events within a specific time frame, it won't date too quickly. The color photos are crisp though sometimes small. A list of Web sites and a very brief bibliography round out the text. Ilene Cooper
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Library Binding: 48 pages
• Publisher: Heinemann Library (April 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0739860216
• ISBN-13: 978-0739860212
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,377,706 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Does not talk down to young readers, May 17, 2002

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This review is from: 9.11.01: Terrorists Attack the U.S. (Library Binding)

9.11.01: Terrorists Attack The U.S. by Patrick Lalley is a straightforward explanation of the devastating surprising attack of September 11, 2001, that is specifically written, designed, illustrated, and intended for young readers ranging from grade school through high school. 9.11.01 does not talk down to young readers; rather it cogently presents the facts about the attack, the people who perpetrated it, their motivations for carrying it out, the surprising, unintended consequences in a simple, direct manner, enhanced with color photographs, a brief glossary, and suggested references for more reading. Highly recommended for both school and community library collections.