…but this is no ordinary Friday. Today, 7 December 2012, marks the 71st anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack. It was an incident so devastating to a nation that it catapulted the United States headlong into the Second World War–a protracted and globe changing affair. While we’ll bring you a number of booklists about the Second World War in the future, and we’ve already briefly touched on some, today we wanted to focus specifically on the event that thrust the U.S. into the center of the international tumult:
Remember Pearl Harbor: Japanese and American Survivors Tell Their Stories by Thomas B Allen
Personal narratives and first-hand experiences combined with historical photographs and detailed maps make this an excellent source of information for older children and advanced readers.
Pearl Harbor–A Ready to Read Level 3 Book by Stephen Krensky with illustrations by Larry Day
Author Krensky provides good detail about relations between Japan and the United States just prior to the attack, as well as the events of the fateful day in an easy-to-read format for young readers ready for more than simple picture books.
St Louis Public Library Parents 