U.S. Navy by the Numbers
North Mankato, Minn. : Edge Books, an imprint of Capstone Press, [2014]
Format: Book
Description: 32 pages : colored illustrations ; 23 cm.
Did you know that an aircraft carrier is as long as a 75 story building is tall? That a Navy Seal can swim 500 yards in 8 minutes? Or that a submarine offers only 15 square feet of living space for each member of its crew? Discover these and more amazing high impact stats and numbers that define the U.S. Navy."-- Publisher's website.
Series: Edge books (Series) (Capstone Press)
Contents:
World class personnel and fleet -- Aircraft carriers: rulers of the sea -- Aircraft Carrier Strike Group -- On land and at sea -- Flying high in the U.S. Navy -- Boot camp! Training soldiers -- Becoming a SEAL -- Life at sea -- Into the deep: submarines -- Naval weapons -- Counting by 11s -- Attack on Pearl Harbor -- Midway: a decisive battle.
Subjects:
United States. Navy -- Juvenile literature.
Military art and science -- Juvenile literature.
United States. Navy -- Juvenile literature.
Military art and science -- Juvenile literature.
Target Audience: Grades 4 to 6.
ISBN:
9781476539188 (library binding)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C GOV Military Lea | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Children's NonFiction | Out (Due: 6/12/2024) |
C GOV Lea | North Main | Children's NonFiction | In |
C GOV Military Lea | Sandhills Indoors | Children's NonFiction | Out (Due: 6/13/2024) |
C GOV Military Lea | Southeast | Children's NonFiction | In |
C GOV Military Lea | Southeast | Children's NonFiction | Out (Due: 6/11/2024) |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 31) and index.