What a Story! September 11

Historical

Adventures of Yesterday for Today’s Readers

History is not just what is taught in school classrooms. It is also, and above all, the great story of thrilling, inspiring, unpredictable, sometimes frightening… yet real events.
A series of books that tell pieces of History by placing today’s readers right at the heart of them.

What a Story! September 11, 2001 recounts the events of September 11, 2001, focusing on the history and consequences of the attacks. This is not a historical essay, but a narrative designed to encourage young readers to reflect on the events and their lasting impact.

  • Incredible true stories from ancient times to the modern age.
  • Each volume includes short sections to deepen the content: facts, curiosities, and anecdotes.

From the same series (What a Story!) also: The Ascent of Everest, King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table by Pierdomenico Baccalario; The Birth of the Computer by Andrea Tullio Cannobbio; The Invention of Writing, The Gladiators in Rome by Igor De Amicis and Paola Luciani; 1969: The First Man on the Moon, Apollo 13, The Airplane: Conquering the Sky by Christian Hill; The Eruption of Pompeii by Davide Morosinotto; The Day Against the Mafias by Daniele Nicastro; Hannibal and the Elephants, Cave Paintings, The Discovery of Fire, The Extinction of the Dinosaurs, The Pyramids of Egypt by Jacopo Olivieri.

Publisher: Edizioni EL
Target: 8-10
Year: 2017
Author
Davide Morosinotto

An author whose books have been translated into 25 languages, in Italy Davide Morosinotto won the Super Andersen Prize in 2017 with Il Rinomato Catalogo Walker&Dawn (The Pocket Watch Gang), Mondadori, and the Strega Children’s Prize 2021 with La Più Grande (The Greatest), Rizzoli, with which he also entered the IBBY Honour List 2021. A finalist at the prestigious Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis and winner of the Penzberger Urmel in Germany, he has also won the Prix des Bouquineurs en Seine and the Grand Prix des Lecteurs du Journal de Mickey in France, the Vlag en Wimpel and the Zilveren Griffel in Holland, the KJV in Flanders, the Protagonista Jove prize in Catalonia and he was nominated for the Carnegie Medal 2022 in the United Kingdom.

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