I Survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944

My 9 yo daughter has loved the I Survived series for a few years now. Truth be told, I do too. The stories are always about a kid (usually 11yo) who lives through historical disasters, and we learn about those disasters through his/her eyes. The tales are well-written and include facts- as well as historical fiction to hold the audience’s attention. They are exciting and sad; gripping and profound; tragic and heartwarming. You can always count on the main kid-character surviving...but not always the other people in the story. Your child and you will certainly come away with the intended morals: *War is Hell. (D day, Pearl Harbor, Gettysburg, American Revolution, Civil War etc) *People can be evil: (Hitler, 9/11, maybe in a few years, Trump will be a subject of one of her books) *The newest inventions aren’t always the best: (Titanic, Hindenburg) Don’t turn your back on nature: (Tsunamis, tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, volcanoes, fires, floods) Animals are wild; don’t turn your back on them either:: (sharks, grizzlies) And molasses is...well. We are reading that one next. Really can not recommend enough.

I'm 42 years old. I wait on pins and needles for new I Survived Books to be published. I love them. I want to be Lauren Tarshis when I grow up. My dad was a member of the United States Army during the Cold War. In the mid to late 80's he served as a border patrol guard between East Germany and the west. Perhaps because of that, and my own resulting exposure to the horrors of World War II, I am passionate about WWII education. I selected this book for my 3-5 bookclub at the library where I work, sight unseen. I knew Tarshis would deliver. And she did!

Another great story that kept my 10yr old reading until the end! He started reading these in 3rd grade and now is in 4th and just loves them. Any time another book comes out I buy it, he reads it in about 2 days and then I add it to my classroom collection for my 3rd graders. I recommend this series to anyone with a child that loves realistic fiction/adventure and needs to keep them wanting to read! Great for 8-11 yrs.

My 7-year old loves all the I Survived books that he has read so far. He can read but his dad reads them to him and his little brother. The 7-year old is so interested in history events now after reading a few of these books. This authoR (Lauren Tarshis) should write text books to get students more interested - bravo!

Great book, but it came damaged. Pretty disappointed since I paid for a new copy.

One book you should write is the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. But for this book I thought that it was a good idea to write about. It locks you in and you can't stop. Because I've read 14 and I've only been reading this series for like 5 months.

I purchased for my niece. I have never read any of these books but she can't seem to get enough of them. She enjoyed it

My little son is learning so much about history through this series. He loves it!

These are great books for my reading tutoring students. The kids love the stories and the format is awesome. It almost makes my job easier and it does make my day when a student loves what they read.

My students are obsessed with Lauren Tarshis' books in the I Survived series. I pre-ordered this book and knew that they would be so excited to have it in their hands on release day.

My 9 yo daughter has loved the I Survived series for a few years now. Truth be told, I do too. The stories are always about a kid (usually 11yo) who lives through historical disasters, and we learn about those disasters through his/her eyes. The tales are well-written and include facts- as well as historical fiction to hold the audience’s attention. They are exciting and sad; gripping and profound; tragic and heartwarming. You can always count on the main kid-character surviving...but not always the other people in the story. Your child and you will certainly come away with the intended morals: *War is Hell. (D day, Pearl Harbor, Gettysburg, American Revolution, Civil War etc) *People can be evil: (Hitler, 9/11, maybe in a few years, Trump will be a subject of one of her books) *The newest inventions aren’t always the best: (Titanic, Hindenburg) Don’t turn your back on nature: (Tsunamis, tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, volcanoes, fires, floods) Animals are wild; don’t turn your back on them either:: (sharks, grizzlies) And molasses is...well. We are reading that one next. Really can not recommend enough.

I'm 42 years old. I wait on pins and needles for new I Survived Books to be published. I love them. I want to be Lauren Tarshis when I grow up. My dad was a member of the United States Army during the Cold War. In the mid to late 80's he served as a border patrol guard between East Germany and the west. Perhaps because of that, and my own resulting exposure to the horrors of World War II, I am passionate about WWII education. I selected this book for my 3-5 bookclub at the library where I work, sight unseen. I knew Tarshis would deliver. And she did!

Another great story that kept my 10yr old reading until the end! He started reading these in 3rd grade and now is in 4th and just loves them. Any time another book comes out I buy it, he reads it in about 2 days and then I add it to my classroom collection for my 3rd graders. I recommend this series to anyone with a child that loves realistic fiction/adventure and needs to keep them wanting to read! Great for 8-11 yrs.

My 7-year old loves all the I Survived books that he has read so far. He can read but his dad reads them to him and his little brother. The 7-year old is so interested in history events now after reading a few of these books. This authoR (Lauren Tarshis) should write text books to get students more interested - bravo!

Great book, but it came damaged. Pretty disappointed since I paid for a new copy.

One book you should write is the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. But for this book I thought that it was a good idea to write about. It locks you in and you can't stop. Because I've read 14 and I've only been reading this series for like 5 months.

I purchased for my niece. I have never read any of these books but she can't seem to get enough of them. She enjoyed it

My little son is learning so much about history through this series. He loves it!

These are great books for my reading tutoring students. The kids love the stories and the format is awesome. It almost makes my job easier and it does make my day when a student loves what they read.

My students are obsessed with Lauren Tarshis' books in the I Survived series. I pre-ordered this book and knew that they would be so excited to have it in their hands on release day.

Great book, easy to read! My daughter is not the best reader but she was able to get through the book easily and understood the context. She got an A on her report!

I liked this book. A quick, easy read. I especially liked the author's story, q and a, vehicle diagrams, and timeline at the end. Highly recommended.

My 12 yr old grandson is a science and history buff and loves the "I survived" series. He specifically asked for this one and Gramma was happy to oblige. I got the Library Binding which makes his book even more durable. He loves this book! Thank you!

My 8 year old girl loves these I survived books! She talked her 9 year old cousin into trying this one. He loves it!

Amazing series! My 10 year old loves to read them and my 6 year old loves them as read alouds. Great way to introduce historical events in a fun way.

My 9 year old son had to get this so he could finish the series. Good story.

My son loved this book. He read it in just one day which I was impressed. He requested to buy more like these.

My student really enjoyed this book and all of the books in this series.

I get these for my nephew for birthday/Christmas gifts. He loves them

Review from an 8 year old boy: Like the whole thing. I like historical fiction.

My daughter has read every book in this series! Interesting!

It has a lot of information and also a lot of fiction at the same time. It is historical fiction ,so it is about history.

Well recommended for the grandchild.

All these books are great! My 4th grader loves the entire series!

Great book, my 3rd graders love it!

My grandson loves this series!

Recreation reading for my son who loves history

My WWII obsessess 9-year-old who struggles to focus long enough to finish an entire chapter book read this is in less than 2 days! He loved it and has re-read it again already. Great choice for any kids that are into military history.

Another great book for boy’s or girl’s.

Great books for kids learning to read. My son really enjoys these books.

9 year old grandson is into all things D-Day and this gave him a new perspective through the eyes of a young man

Love this series

Thank you!

Everything

Seems OK, it was a gift

My students are obsessed with these books!

My child is collecting the series and it came in new condition.

My 11yo daughter loved this

I think it was great. The author is so cool when she puts facts into a cool action book. Super good!!:)

Good stories

I bought this for my younger brother who loves the I Survived series and historical fiction. He said it was very good but it's not perfect.

Son loves it

Great book for kids to learn history of WW 2

Wonderful book. A lot of action that kept my Grandsons attention.

Very good book I love the characters how no whone dies if you want to learn about D- day I definitely recommend and it is [in my opinion] for kids 7 and up

As described

Excellent

Arrived packaged well and in new condition. Grandson loves this series!

My grandson just loves these books! I have gotten him the whole set and he rereads them all the time!

Arrived on time, great condition!

Great for my 4th graders!

My son loved this book. He thought it was really good. This is a very good must read. Awesome Book

Son loved the book

No problems!

My grandson asked for these books. He loves them. It’s hard to get him to sit down and read but he loves these books so much he wanted the set.

My kids love these books and I love that we can talk and share our passion for American history when they get done with each book

Great book

My 10 yr old loves these books

My son loves this series

I gave this to my 10 yr old grandson for Christmas. Arrived in good shape.

My son loves this series of books.

My 10 year old loves it!

Amazing.

Liked

Fairly good definitely not her best work, but interesting and good if you have a collection

Literally a well written book. I enjoyed reading it with my kids.

My 4th grade boys (twins) loved this as an introduction to the Revolutionary War.

The book was so good and it had an lot of fun experience to learn . Love the book and recommend it to anyone

My son loved this book!

Reading to my nephews

Amazing book! My nine year old son did not put it down. The entire series is great!

My students love this series!

A must have for any classroom library!

Love these books

It was a great book and I really enjoyed it and I will tell my friends that It is great

I love this book! It's my favorite out of the series.

My kid loves this books,

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AWESOME

I just ordered this book, but I can already rate it 5 stars. Why? Because every time Lauren releases a new book I get an hour of solid silence from my 9 year old. He will sit still and read cover to cover. I can actually catch up on my DVR'd shows without interruption. Take a shower without someone coming in to tell me amazing new facts (that one you have to time right bc when they get done with the book they tell you all the amazing facts they learned...repeatedly) If you value the moments without the talking back, the refusal of chores, then get these books. Your children will be volunteering to take the trash out if it means a new book!

Eleven-year old Paul dreams of his village free from the Nazis rule. He finds an American allied solider stuck in a tree, finds about a secret resistance. He also discovers that his mother is also working for the same secret resistance, which worries him. Paul decides to go with one of the members of secret resistance and damage the most powerful and feared cannon of Nazis, but he gets stuck in the middle of D-Day.

This was a very engaging Book. I like it because it gives enough details for children to understand The awful truth of war. And what it was like for the children that lived in that time. But at the same time the writer kept in mind these are still children reading this book. Our children , ages 9- 13 was very much drawn in by this book.

My 10yo loves it! Might be a little violence but 10yo said that it was also great since she got to learn about the war, 10yo almost read the whole series and always tells me it's another absolute hit from this incredible author.

My nine year old has been reading the "I Survived" books for over a year now and has finished all but two. He just read this one: Battle of D-Day and said, "I think this is my favorite book so far!" He reads a LOT of books, so I think this is really a compliment to the author and this story. Thanks to this author who has kept my son reading ON!

Grandson loves this series

this book had me on edge the whole time. The book itself is very well written, but just wanted to point out an inaccuracy on the title. D day, was an OPERATION not a BATTLE. loved the whole book otherwise.

My son loves these books! If you have a pre-teen or teen you should get this book as well as the rest of the series. I’m not lying he loves these books and won’t stop reading them!

I love I survived books a lot, they are amazing and very interesting our books never came damaged.

According to my nine year old daughter, these are one of the best books about history. We have enjoyed them immensely.

very exiting i like chaper 4 the most and all the other books are cool to i am a big fan of your books

This book is fantastic my son is so happy it's the perfect present

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enjoyable and informative Read

My kid loves these books!

My niece will love it

Great

Read it in class. Enjoyed it

Great

He liked it

I've been buying these for my fourth grader for 2 years. He's excited about them, and they are excellent books.