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K-3Pebble Plus: Amazing Military Facts series.
These books offer beginning readers little-known facts about two military branches. Both books present data about personnel, working details, vehicles, and weapons. While the large photos are colorful and will captivate young military buffs, some vocabulary and technical information ("They fire M40A5 rifles") seem too advanced for kindergarten and first-grade readers. "Critical Thinking Using the Common Core" section appended. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Pebble Plus: Amazing Military Facts titles: Amazing U.S. Air Force Facts and Amazing U.S. Marine Facts.