Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood: A World War I Tale

Learn about the most well-known battles (and little-known secrets) of World War I with author-illustrator Nathan Hale's Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood, a Hazardous Tale from the New York Times bestselling graphic novel series.

"These books are, quite simply, brilliant. . . . Thrilling, bloody, action-packed stories from American history." --New York Times

In 1914, the world's biggest countries (and some of its smallest, too) were gearing up for a massive fight. Land, history, geography--each country went to war for different reasons and with different resources. But most ended up the same: sending their young men to fight for their lives in the mud, on the sea, and in the air, in a conflict that would eventually claim more than nine million lives.

World War I, "The Great War," or "The War to End All Wars," was fought along thousands of miles of frontline trenches, with mechanized weapons, and dangerous new weapons like machine guns and mustard gas. It left behind a world that was scarred, angry, and traumatized. Its horrifying lessons are still being examined today.

Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales! Read them all--if you dare!
One Dead Spy: A Revolutionary War Tale (#1)
Big Bad Ironclad!: A Civil War Tale (#2)
Donner Dinner Party: A Pioneer Tale (#3)
Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood: A World War I Tale (#4)
The Underground Abductor: An Abolitionist Tale about Harriet Tubman (#5)
Alamo All-Stars: A Texas Tale (#6)
Raid of No Return: A World War II Tale of the Doolittle Raid (#7)
Lafayette!: A Revolutionary War Tale (#8)
Major Impossible: A Grand Canyon Tale (#9)
Blades of Freedom: A Tale of Haiti, Napoleon, and the Louisiana Purchase (#10)
Cold War Correspondent: A Korean War Tale (#11)
Above the Trenches: A WWI Flying Ace Tale (#12)

Author: Nathan Hale
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Published: 05/13/2014
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.70w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781419708084
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.8
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 166476 / Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales: Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood


Award: Flicker Tale Children's Book Award - Nominee


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2014
Booklist 05/15/2014 pg. 45
School Library Journal 06/01/2014 pg. 111
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2014 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 pg. 76 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

About the Author
Nathan Hale is the illustrator of the graphic novel Rapunzel's Revenge, which was an Al Roker Book Club for Kids selection, an ALA notable book, and a YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens, as well as the recipient of three starred reviews. He is also the illustrator of the picture book The Dinosaurs' Night Before Christmas. He lives in Provo, Utah.