Cuban Missile Crisis

Contributor(s): Jeffrey, Gary (Author)

ISBN: 9780778712374

Publisher: Crabtree Classics

Binding Types:

Paperback

$11.95

Digicover (1-4 copies)

$24.90 (Final Price)

Readerbound (5-99 copies)

$23.70 (100+ copies: $22.95)

List/retail price:

$11.95

Pub Date: November 15, 2013

Dewey: 972.91

LCCN: 2013023907

Lexile Code: 0950

Features: Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product

Target Age Group: 10 to 14

Physical Info: 0.20" H x 9.80" L x 6.30" W ( 0.35 lbs) 48 pages

BISAC Categories:

Juvenile Nonfiction | Comics and Graphic Novels | History | Military and Wars | United States 20th Century

Series: Graphic Modern History: Cold War Conflicts

Accelerated Reader® Info

Quiz #:0000163421 ( Cuban Missile Crisis)

Reading level: 5.50

Interest level: MG

Point value: 1.0

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: Separated by only about 100 miles (160 km) of water, the United States felt threatened by Soviet-backed Cuba in the 1960s. It was like having the Soviet Union in their back yard. This book describes events of the Cuban Revolution (19531959) and Cold War conflicts such as the infamous Bay of Pigs invasion and the nail-biting suspense of the Cuban missile crisis. Featured stories include:

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