Shot Down!- Astonishing Headlines

One minute the plane is flying high. Next, a bullet or a missile hits the plane, and it begins to fall from the sky. Sometimes the airplane explodes and all is lost. Sometimes the crew can eject. Read about the heroism, the tragedies, and a very big question: When is it OK to shoot down a plane?

Astonishing Headlines series. This series of nonfiction readers will grab a students interest from the very first page! Designed with struggling readers in mind, these riveting 64-page softcover books offer short chapters on high-interest headlines. Each chapter is its own mini-book, which includes a timeline, key terms, and interesting facts. Fascinating black and white photographs keep the pages turning. A bibliography encourages further topical reading.