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Shot Down
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92 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2004
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About the author
Glenn Alan Cheney
91 books64 followersGlenn Alan Cheney is a writer and journalist. He is the author of more than 20 books of fiction and nnfiction and hundreds of articles, op-ed essays, translations, short stories, and poems.
Among his most recent and well known books are "Thanksgiving: The Pilgrims' First Year in America," "Journey on the Estrada Real: Encounters in he Mountains of Brazil," and "Journey to Chernobyl: Encounters in a Radioactive Zone."
Cheney is editor and translator of "Ex Cathedra: Stories by Machado de Assis -- Bilingual Edition."
Cheney's nonfiction uses a strong human element and touches of humor to bring life into subjects that might otherwise be dull or technical.
Cheney has a B.A. in Philosophy, an MA in Communication, an MA in English, and an MFA in Creative Writing.
See cheneybooks.com for free excerpts and discounts on Cheney titles.
Among his most recent and well known books are "Thanksgiving: The Pilgrims' First Year in America," "Journey on the Estrada Real: Encounters in he Mountains of Brazil," and "Journey to Chernobyl: Encounters in a Radioactive Zone."
Cheney is editor and translator of "Ex Cathedra: Stories by Machado de Assis -- Bilingual Edition."
Cheney's nonfiction uses a strong human element and touches of humor to bring life into subjects that might otherwise be dull or technical.
Cheney has a B.A. in Philosophy, an MA in Communication, an MA in English, and an MFA in Creative Writing.
See cheneybooks.com for free excerpts and discounts on Cheney titles.
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April 25, 2014
This high/low book is a part of the Astonishing Headlines series of books. I reviewed another book, Condemned, from this series and thought it was one of the most awful books I've ever read. This book was much better.
Shot Down is a book about airplanes, both those used in combat and passenger planes, that have been shot down over history. The stories are interesting and provide a lot of useful facts. Unlike Condemned, I felt that there was enough information to fill a book with, however, things do tend to fall apart a little towards the end. While the stories about SEAL Team 6 and Drones are fascinating, they differ from the other stories in the book because they don't involve the shooting down of anything.
This would be a book that I would recommend to students who were in need of something at a lower reading level.
Shot Down is a book about airplanes, both those used in combat and passenger planes, that have been shot down over history. The stories are interesting and provide a lot of useful facts. Unlike Condemned, I felt that there was enough information to fill a book with, however, things do tend to fall apart a little towards the end. While the stories about SEAL Team 6 and Drones are fascinating, they differ from the other stories in the book because they don't involve the shooting down of anything.
This would be a book that I would recommend to students who were in need of something at a lower reading level.
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