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| | | |  | | | Product Details
 Format: Hardcover, 96 pages
Edition: 1 ED
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
ISBN: 0060248769
Release Date: Jan 10, 1987
Age Range: 8 to 12
| |  | | | In Brief
Meltzer traces the evolution of weapons and warfare. "The order is chronological--from wooden clubs and spears to the cannon and the thermonuclear bomb. {Bibliography. Index.} Grades five to nine." (Booklist)
| | | | From The Publisher
From clubs and bow and arrows to machine guns and nuclear bombs, this engaging survey reveals the intricate role of weapons and warfare throughout human history. Milton Meltzer’s fascinating overview explores the social background of weapons—how and why they were developed—and the ways in which they changed warfare from prehistoric times to the present.
1996 ‘Pick of the Lists’ (ABA)
1997 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers (ALA)
Author Biography: Milton Meltzer, a Christopher Award and Jane Addams Children's Book Award winner, is the author of over eighty books in the fields of history, biography, and social reform. His most recent books are The Amazing Potato, a 1993 ALA Notable Children's Book, Gold and Hold Your Horses!. He lives in New York City.
Winner of the 2001 Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal
| | | | Annotation
Highlights some weapons of war explaining how and why they were developed, various responses people have had to them, and the impact they have had upon society.
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