Besel, Jennifer M. The Delta Force

Besel, Jennifer M.      The Delta Force        

Capstone Publishers 2011   24p     23.99  978-1-4296-5382-4           

elem                First Facts(Capstone)           VG-BNes        

Provides information on the U.S. Delta Force, including their training, missions, and

equipment.         Young readers╒ active imaginations will be captured by a text

featuring the military╒s most secret undercover operators.  The subject matter

is timely and elementary students fascinated by the military will find this a

satisfying read.╥The Delta Force╙ provides an up-close look at the highly

trained elite military covert force.  Exciting full page pictures are

accompanied by brief, one-page narratives and boxed ╥factoids.╙  Unfamiliar

terms are often defined on the same page. The text provides an overview of the

Delta Force╒s mission, equipment, and training.  

       The only caveat is the book╒s glossary.  The glossary╒s pronunciation

guide does not use standard symbols.  While readers will be able to pronounce

the eight terms featured using the information provided, the glossary does not

reinforce standard dictionary skills (for example, ╥selection,╙ as ╥suh-LEK-

shunhn╙).        Welliver, Hilary