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Item Nr: B 114673 Title: Raising the Flag: How a Photograph Gave a Nation Hope in Wartime
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Burgan, Michael
Length: 64 Prod/Pub: Compass Point Books
Copyright: 2011 Series: CAPTURED HISTORY
Book Type: N Biographee: Rosenthal, Joe
Copies: 2 Loan Period: 42 days
 
  Chronicles the events leading up to the capture of the photograph showcasing American Marines raising their flag on the island of Iwo Jima. Discusses how this image impacted morale and public perception of the war effort and features full-color and black-and-white photographs throughout. From the series Captured History.AR 6.9. RC 7.5. Lexile 960. GR level Y. IL 5-10.

  Subjects:
  58 - AMERICA--HISTORY/AMERICAN
  189 - BATTLES
  510 - FLAGS
  1545 - GUIDED READING LEVEL Y
  1679 - LEXILE 900-999
  855 - PHOTOGRAPHY
  1840 - PRIMARY SOURCES
  1240 - PUBLIC OPINION
  1007 - SOCIAL STUDIES
  1605 - VISUAL LITERACY
  1187 - WORLD WAR II, 1939-1945