Guarding Nuclear Weapons Facilities

Highly Guarded Places
  • Interest Level: Grade 2 - Grade 5
  • Reading Level: Grade 4

Find out more about the security measures in place to help guard against disasters at facilities that house dangerous nuclear weapons. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, fact-filled captions and sidebars, detailed photographs, an informational diagram, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research, and an introduction to the author.

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978-1-5038-1495-0
$36.95
Interest Level Grade 2 - Grade 5
Reading Level Grade 4
Genre Hi-Lo, Nonfiction
Category High Interest
Copyright 2017
Publisher The Child's World, Inc.
Language English
Number of Pages 24
Publication Date 2016-08-01
BISACS JNF038100, JNF016000
Dewey 621.48
Graphics Full-color photographs
Dimensions 8 x 9.5
Lexile 590
Guided Reading Level Y
ATOS Reading Level 4.8
ATOS Interest Level MG
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 184044
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Author/Illustrator biography, Educational front/back matter, Glossary of key words, Index, Informative sidebars, Phonetics, Reviewed, Sources for further research, Starred, Suggested websites, and Table of contents
Online Resources

  • Secret Development
  • Control Systems
  • Weapon Locks
  • Fear of a Nuclear Firestorm
  • Glossary
  • To Learn More
  • Index
Author: Jill Sherman

Reviews

A noteworthy review of Highly Guarded Places from School Library Journal on November 1, 2016

Well-writlen text and a copious amount of illustrations on an attention grabbing subject make for an attractive series. Each title begins with a real-life account concerning an immense peril to U.S. citizens or property. After the hook, the text delves into where the recognizable (and… View →

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