Behind the News: Hostage Takers
No. of pages 48
Published: 2014
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This book is part of a book series called Behind the News .
This book is aimed at children in secondary school.
There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2014 by Hachette Children's Group .
Philip Steele is an experienced author of history books for children.
This book has the following chapters:
- 1: Held at gunpoint
- 2: The longer view
- 3: Who and why
- 4: Inside story: Colombia 2002-08
- 5: The big questions
- 6: Captivity
- 7: Inside story: Kenya and Somalia 2011-12
- 8: The big questions
- 9: Negotiation
- 10: Inside story: Midland City Alabama USA 2013
- 11: The big questions
- 12: Risk and rescue
- 13: Inside story: Moscow Russia 2002
- 14: The big questions
- 15: Terror in the news
- 16: Inside story: Tigantourine Algeria 2013
- 17: The big questions
- 18: Global justice?
- 19: Inside story: Aracaju Brazil 2012
- 20: The big questions
This book is in the following series:
