Air Commandos

Elite Operations

From the Series Military Special Ops

  • Interest Level: Grade 3 - Grade 8
  • Reading Level: Grade 4

Parachuting from planes to rescue wounded soldiers. Providing supplies to fighters on the ground. Dropping behind enemy lines for surprise attacks. These missions are the work of the U.S. Air Commandos. These soldiers are trained to fly high-tech aircraft, handle powerful weapons, provide medical care, and carry out on-the-ground combat. Discover how Air Commandos provide support to every branch of the military, “any time, any place.”

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Interest Level Grade 3 - Grade 8
Reading Level Grade 4
Genre Social Studies
Copyright 2014
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Lerner Publications ™
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2013-08-01
Text Type Informational/Explanatory
BISACS JNF025130, JNF043000, JNF046000
Dewey 356'.16
Dimensions 6.375 x 9.25
Lexile 850
ATOS Reading Level 5.7
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 159728
Accelerated Reader® Points 1.0
Features Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Index, Reviewed, and Sidebars

Author: Marcia Amidon Lusted

Marcia Amidon Lusted has written 130 books and more than 500 magazine articles for young readers. She is a freelance editor and writing instructor, as well as a musician. She lives in New Hampshire.

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School Library Journal, Series Made Simple

“These eye-catching titles, each written in five short chapters, will be attractive to reluctant readers….The risks and destructive nature of the jobs aren’t sugarcoated, but the texts are not graphic.” —School Library Journal, Series Made Simple