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
