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This story is based on historical events. The people, places, and
dates are known through primary source accounts of the time.
While inspired by known facts, dialogue and some descriptive
details have been fictionalized.
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The images in this book are used with the permission of: US Navy
photographer/Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain), p. 30 (Calvin Graham);
NH 80-G-36088 courtesy of the Naval History & Heritage Command, p. 30
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Main body text set in Rotis Serif Std 55 Regular 15/24.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Marsico, Katie, 1980– author.
Title: Calvin Graham’s World War II story / Katie Marsico.
Description: Minneapolis : Lerner Publications, [2018] | Series: Narrative
nonfiction : Kids in war | Includes bibliographical references. | Audience:
K to Grade 3. | Audience: Ages 7-9.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017004834 (print) | LCCN 2017013818 (ebook) |
ISBN 9781512497816 (eb pdf) | ISBN 9781512456813 (library binding :
alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Graham, Calvin, 1930–1992 | World War, 1939-1945—
Campaigns—Pacific Area—Juvenile literature. | Sailors—United States—
Juvenile literature. | South Dakota (Battleship : BB-57)—Juvenile
literature. | United States. Navy—Juvenile literature. | Child soldiers—
United States—Biography—Juvenile literature. | World War, 1939-1945—
Participation, Juvenile—Juvenile literature.
Classification: LCC D767 (ebook) | LCC D767 .M258 2018 (print) | DDC
940.54/265933092 [B]—dc23
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Manufactured in the United States of America
1-42950-26766-8/2/2017
