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What Was the Alamo? Paperback – Illustrated, October 3, 2013

by Pam Pollack (Author), Meg Belviso (Author), Who HQ (Author),
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"Remember the Alamo!" is still a rallying cry more than 175 years after the siege in Texas, where a small band of men held off about two thousand soldiers of the Mexican Army for twelve days. The Alamo was a crucial turning point in the Texas Revolution, and led to the creation of the Republic of Texas. With 80 black-and-white illustrations throughout and a sixteen-page black-and-white photo insert, young readers will relive this famous moment in Texas history.
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    8 - 12 years
  2. Part of series
    What Was?
  3. Print length
    112 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Grade level
    3 - 7
  6. Lexile measure
    800L
  7. Dimensions
    7.68 x 5.39 x 0.28 inches
  8. Publisher
    Penguin Workshop
  9. Publication date
    October 3, 2013
  10. ISBN-10
    0448467100
  11. ISBN-13
    978-0448467108
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 Pamela Pollack and Meg Belviso have co-authored several children's books, including Who Was J.K. Rowling? and Who Was Steve Jobs?

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Workshop; Illustrated edition (October 3, 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 112 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0448467100
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0448467108
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 8 - 12 years
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 800L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 3 - 7
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.17 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.68 x 5.39 x 0.28 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 603 ratings

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Meg Belviso holds a BA in English from Smith College and an MFA from Columbia University. During the week, she chronicles angel encounters as Staff Editor of the bi-monthly magazine Angels on Earth, though in her time off she often prefers writing about monsters, ghosts and demons. That is, when she's not writing for Penguin's Who Was...? series of biographies.

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Alex Fox
5.0 out of 5 stars My son loved it.
Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2019
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My son is mildly obsessed with Davy Crockett so he was very eager to read this title. He loves these books so I’m quick to order them whenever a title catches his attention. They are a very quick read but have served him so well for 2nd grade.
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Tara
5.0 out of 5 stars Read this book before going to the Alamo!
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2024
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Excellent book to read before visiting the Alamo. Was perfect as a family read aloud for my 5, 9 and 11 year old before our vacation. I learned a lot, too! Kids were excited to visit after learning its history. Provides just the right amount of detail to give a wonderful overview without losing the kids’ attention. Easy read with just 9 chapters-finished in less than a week. Even my 5 year old followed along well and was repeating things from the book on our trip. You will understand why every souvenir shop in San Antonio has a “Come and Take It” flag after reading this book.
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J&TW
5.0 out of 5 stars Love Everything About This Book. Great for kids
Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2016
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I read this with my 4 & 5 yr old. We all loved it (and I do not enjoy reading generally). It is an easy, quick read. We read a chapter each night (there are 9 chapters). We all looked forward to finding out what happened next. This is a great history lesson. It is honest about the situation without being overly graphic. I cried at the end. I would recommend this book and will likely buy others like it.
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Betony
5.0 out of 5 stars Teacher's Favorite
Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2019
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My daughter used this book for a school report. As an ELA teacher I'm familiar with the series and I'm a big fan. The books give specific information that is relevant. The presentation is engaging and just the right amount.
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Bill
4.0 out of 5 stars Solid accessible history of the Alamo
Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2014
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My ten year olds enjoyed this book. As you would expect from the subject matter, there is a lot of death and violence though none of it is too graphic. Sensitive children might be disturbed by this though I guess many kids see far worse on tv and video games. This led to good conversations with my kids about why people can be so cruel to one another.
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Sibele
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2020
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The book talks about how the Americans wanted to move into the western part of the U.S. The Mexicans allowed it but then they wanted to take over the the western side too so they went into battle and they fought. The most famous battle was the battle of alamo. The U.S.took shelter at a church called the alamo the next day they were ambushed by lots of Mexican they were fighting and it lasted awhile. By the Mexicans took over and Santa Maria spared some of them and made them go back to their hometowns and brag about how they got defeated by the Mexicans.
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Marni Mees
5.0 out of 5 stars It was great, I actually learned a ton as an adult
Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2015
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My 6 year old daughter visited the Alamo with her grandparents and came home asking ALOT of questions to which I didn't have answers....so we snagged this book!

It was great, I actually learned a ton as an adult. There are risqué topics...many of Texas' founding fathers were alcoholics, slave owners, or had affairs on their wives. They didn't harp on these topics but the book did not shy away from the truth about each person. I LOVED that. I think its really great for my kiddo to learn now that no one is perfect, even if they are heroes.

I immediately bought another book in this series. It has been rare that my girl has expressed interest in non-fictional reading and she is pretty excited to pick up another one. History for the win!!!!
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Bryan K Kee
5.0 out of 5 stars Great history books for Kids.
Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2013
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I have bought this for my second grader number one to have material for her to read. Second to try to foster a interest in History. There are several books in this series on various historical events and figures. This one deals with not just the battle of the alamo but also the war for Texas independence from mexico. It deals with a lot of the underlying conflict that led to the revolution, and the people that shaped the whole texas independence struggle. My daughter has loved reading it and look forward to getting through other books in this series with her.
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5.0 out of 5 stars It was very interesting .I loved how it described the whole scenes and characters
Reviewed in Mexico on February 1, 2024
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It had action and has a lot of information that I wanted to hear.I love how this book doesn’t show preference between Mexicans and Americans.I found this book very fun and informative .
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5.0 out of 5 stars Love these books
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3.0 out of 5 stars メキシコ　VS 　アメリカ
Reviewed in Japan on November 30, 2013
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日本人にはなじみのない、テキサス中部のアラモ砦。1836年3月、アラモ修道院跡にアメリカ人民兵が立てこもり、押し寄せるメキシコ軍に対抗して最後まで戦い、男性183人全員が死亡しました。これをきっかけにアメリカとメキシコの戦争が本格化、2国間の領土紛争の末、最終的にリオグランデ川が国境となったのです。個性豊かな民兵達の中、William Travis とDavid Crockettについてページが割かれているのは、David Crockettがアメリカ人に今も人気があるため（ディズ二‐のキャラクターにもなって）。頭脳派Travisと肉体派Crockett、生きている間も人望があったのは圧倒的にCrockett。Travisは「ああいう大人になってはいけませんよ」という書かれ方になり、読み物として脚色がされています。スペイン語を小学校で教わるアメリカの子供達、アラモ砦は知っておくべき戦場跡なのでしょう。
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