Benoit, Peter. Attack on Pearl Harbor.

Benoit, Peter.  Attack on Pearl Harbor.   Scholastic/Childrens Press   2013  64p $16.99  ISBN 978-0-531-23601-7  elm/ms  series: Cornerstones of Freedom  E-BNe   

The violent attack by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor, Hawa’ii, on the morning of December, 7, 1941, shocked America and was the reason it decided to finally enter World War II.  The point of the attack was to cripple the United States and possibly get it out the way.  The United States used Pearl Harbor as the home base for the U.S. Navy.  The attack on Pearl Harbor woke up the sleeping giant that would finally enter the war and show a force unlike any the world had ever seen.

Through this book the reader explores the reasons for the war and how it was handled.  There are spotlights and highlights on the many players of this era and how their decisions affected the war’s outcome.  The pictures provide a graphic retelling of the events as they developed, and the map shows the movement of the war in the Asian side of the continent.  There are also links to videos on primary sources that will help readers explore that time in American history.  The book also includes living history links, a list of resources, a glossary, and an index.

Pearl Harbor, World War II                                        --Magna Diaz