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Omaha Beach On D-Day: June 6, 1944 With One Of The World's Iconic Photographers, Nicole Clark
Omaha Beach On D-Day: June 6, 1944 With One Of The World's Iconic Photographers, Nicole Clark
Children's Book and Media Review
Equal parts graphic novel, biography, and photo book, Omaha Beach on D-Day tells the story of photographer Robert Capa’s experiences on D-Day. Capa, described by London’s Picture Post as “the greatest war photographer in the world,” was assigned to travel with a unit landing in France on the infamous morning of June 6, 1944. Determined to capture the horror and reality of the beach landing on film, Capa faced heavy gunfire, harsh weather conditions, and mass confusion. The nine remaining photographs from Capa’s experience became some of the most defining photographs of World War II.
Artificial Intelligence: Building Smarter Machines, Shelby Bunker
Artificial Intelligence: Building Smarter Machines, Shelby Bunker
Children's Book and Media Review
Artificial Intelligence: Building Smarter Machines by Stephanie Sammartino McPherson is the perfect introduction for those wanting to learn more about artificial intelligence. Not only does this book walk the reader through a history of its use in past, present, and future, but it discusses the wide use of artificial intelligence. The book examines artificial intelligence in war, medicine, entertainment, and convenient living.
Coming Home, Acacia Haws
Coming Home, Acacia Haws
Children's Book and Media Review
A boy waits in an airport, clearly looking for someone. He sees many other people reuniting with soldiers who are returning home. He watches people greeting their pets, their spouses, and their children. The boy makes note of them, but he continues to look for the soldier he is waiting for. Finally, he finds who he is looking for and they reunite.