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Reviewed on December 9, 2022 | Nonfiction Elementary
Gr 2–5—Jones invites children to a first lesson on a huge topic, war, and who fights it. She talks about war between two countries, but quickly allows that sometimes it occurs within the country, which is called civil war. The book is a combination of white and olive green (the color of camouflage) pages and type, with two fonts: a serif typeface that is traditional, and a looser, blocky text that stands in for emphasis on some words: "When countries fight using words, it's called 'DIPLOMACY.' When those fights use weapons instead, it's called a 'WAR.'"...Log In or Sign Up to Read More