Defend Until Death!: Nickolas Flux and the Battle of the Alamo (Nickolas Flux History Chronicles)

Yomtov, Nel

ISBN 10: 1476539456 ISBN 13: 9781476539454

Publisher: Capstone Press, 2014

Synopsis

When a spontaneous time leap sends Nickolas Flux back to the Battle of the Alamo, what's a teenage history buff to do? Join the ranks of the defenders, of course! From meeting Santa Anna to fighting alongside Davy Crockett, Nick must survive one of the most epic moments in Texas history.

About this title

Book Description:

Series provides human context for key historical topics Engaging narrative nonfiction Flux Facts feature provides extra insight into the history behind the story

Perfect common Core cirriculum tie-in supporting reading across the cirriculum and point-of-view. Includes Flux Files in each book which offer the reader more information on the actual event explored. Common Core standards call for reading graphic novels.

About the Author:

Nel Yomtov is a writer of children’s nonfiction books and graphic novels. He specializes in writing about history, country studies, science, and biography. His graphic novel adaptation, Jason and the Golden Fleece, published by Stone Arch Books/Capstone was a winner of the 2009 Moonbeam Children’s Book Award and the 2011 Lighthouse Literature Award. Nel is an avid American military history buff and has written two additional graphic novels for Capstone, True Stories of World War I and True Stories of the Civil War. He lives in the New York City area.

About this edition

• Publisher: Capstone Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1476539456
• ISBN 13: 9781476539454
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 40
• Illustrator: Dante Luis Ginevra