Courage has no color : the true story of the Triple Nickles : America's first Black paratroopers
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Book
Title:
Courage has no color : the true story of the Triple Nickles : America's first Black paratroopers
Other title(s):
Triple Nickles
America's first Black paratroopers
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ISBN:
9780763651176
9780763665487
9781480628892
Edition:
First edition.
Publication:
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2013.
Physical Description:
147, [1] pages : illustrations, portraits ; 26 cm
General Note:
"A junior library guild selection"--Jacket flap.
"Foreword by Ashley Bryan"--Cover.
Contents:
Courage has no color -- Soldiers, not servants -- I'm going to tell you a secret -- I had a mission that was [above] and beyond me -- Bets were made that Blacks would never jump -- We were going to tangle with Hitler -- We were soldiers, we did what we had to do -- The Army had no place for us -- We will have a colorless society one day -- The story behind the story.
Summary:
Examines the role of African-Americans in the military through the history of the Triple Nickles, America's first black paratroopers, who fought against attacks perpetrated on the American West by the Japanese during World War II.
Reading Level:
1090 Lexile.
Grade 5-up.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader MG 8 5.
Reading Counts 6-8 10 9.
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