Inside Tanks and Heavy Artillery

From the Series Inside Military Machines

  • Interest Level: Grade 3 - Grade 6
  • Reading Level: Grade 4

The earliest tank was designed in the fifteenth century. Since then, tanks have developed into huge, powerful weapons. Get an up-close view of mighty tanks and artillery as you learn about a World War II gun that moved on railroad tracks, how explosive artillery shells work, and what’s inside an armored tank! From ancient trebuchets and battering rams to digital technology on modern artillery, find out how tanks and artillery have changed throughout military history, and experience life on the battlefield.

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Interest Level Grade 3 - Grade 6
Reading Level Grade 4
Genre Social Studies
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Browseable Nonfiction, STEM, STEM: Engineering
Copyright 2018
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Brand Hungry Tomato ®
Imprint Hungry Tomato ®
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2017-08-01
Text Type Informational/Explanatory
BISACS JNF025130, JNF051130
Dewey 623.4/1
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Dimensions 7 x 9
Lexile 1040
Guided Reading Level V
ATOS Reading Level 6.5
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 190198
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Author/Illustrator biography, Charts/Graphs/Diagrams, and Index