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336 pp.
| Scholastic/Focus
| January, 2019
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Trade
ISBN 978-1-338-25119-7
$18.99
|
Ebook
ISBN 978-1-338-25131-9
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3)
YA
This scholarly book (based primarily on Edsel's adult volume
The Monuments Men) tells of the men (and one woman) who risked their lives on the front lines of WWII to preserve priceless art and buildings from destruction and looting. Despite being packed with photos and reproductions, the complex and specific subject matter, along with the dense prose, make this young-readers volume feel very adult. Bib., glos., ind.