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The events of September 11, 2001, changed the world forever. With compelling photographs and sensitive, age-appropriate text, this Level 3 reader recounts the shocking attacks at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and in Pennsylvania, explains who was behind the attacks, and celebrates the spirit of hope that emerged through the inspiring story of rescue and recovery and the heroes who raced to save lives. National Geographic Readers' combination of expert-vetted text and fascinating images, along with an engaging approach to reading, has proved to be a winning formula with kids, parents, and educators. Level 3 text provides accessible, yet wide-ranging information for fluent readers. Each reader includes text written by an experienced, skilled children's books author, a photo glossary, and interactive features in which kids get to reinforce what they've learned in the book.

"With age-appropriate text and compelling photos, this book recounts the world-changing events of September 11, 2001, and tells the inspiring story of the heroes who raced to save lives"--BTCat.

Readers will learn about the causes, main events, key players, and lasting impacts of the September 11th Attacks.

This volume traces the entire conflict from Saddam Hussein's rise to power, decades before the war started, to the war's lingering effects today.

Together in Paris, CIA agent Tommy Carmellini and his boss Jake Grafton work to uncover the French intelligence service's alleged secret agent among Al Queda and the intelligence he or she holds.

"This book provides a chronological account of al Qaeda's efforts to acquire a CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radioactive, Nuclear) weapon capability, and the evolution of the al Qaeda leadership's approach to actually using CBRN weapons, set against the context of the politicisation of the threat of CBRN terrorism in US security debates" -- Back of cover.

Recounts the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, provides an overview of Osama bin Laden's life and the history of al-Qaeda, and discusses the reactions to his death on May 2, 2011.

When a video surfaces of a man making terrorist demands, an ex-teammate of the Shadow Squadron recognizes the man as a former SEAL, lost in an operation nine years before--but something is strange about the video, and it is up to Lieutenant Commander Ryan Cross and his team to locate and capture the apparent traitor in Afghanistan.

Presents the events that lead to the death of Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, discussing why it was important to find him, how he had originally escaped the United States military, and more.