The Tuskegee Airmen Story

by Thomas Reilly and Lynn M. Homan

Book Overview

Join Joshua and his grandpa for a heartwarming history of the brave African American Tuskegee Airmen of World War II.

Young readers can sit with Joshua and his friends as his grandfather tells him the story of his service in World War II as a Tuskegee Airman. Topics like war, racism, and segregation may be unfamiliar to young readers, but this story explains complicated topics in ways that any child can understand. The Tuskegee...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589800052
• ISBN13: 9781589800052
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.8" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Great source

Though a bit long-winded for a very young crowd, this book is full of great information and an uplifting message. Great illustrations, too.

The Tuskegee Airmen Story

I like the story because it brings up important historical events in world and in the US. The events are World War 2 and segragation. The story has a grandfather tell his grandson about when he was a Tuskegee Airmen and how his wife was a Tuskegee Airmen.The story was very good overall.