What Was Pearl Harbor?
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- Author：Patricia Brennan Demuth
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Summary
A terrifying attack！
On December 7， 1941， Japanese war planes appeared out of nowhere to bomb the American base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii。 It was a highly secretive and devastating attack: four battleships sunk， more than two thousand servicemen died， and the United States was propelled into World War II。 In a compelling， easy-to-read narrative， children will learn all about a pivotal moment in American history。
On December 7， 1941， Japanese war planes appeared out of nowhere to bomb the American base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii。 It was a highly secretive and devastating attack: four battleships sunk， more than two thousand servicemen died， and the United States was propelled into World War II。 In a compelling， easy-to-read narrative， children will learn all about a pivotal moment in American history。
Reviews
Chelsey Wilson
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3。5 stars。 While this book was good and provided a lot of statistics from the bombing of Pearl Harbor， I was almost bored。 I caught my mind wandering off a few times。
Grady
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This is a book that's really good and it talks all about pearl harbor。 This is a book that's really good and it talks all about pearl harbor。 。。。more
Meg Blaine
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Excellent Book for Young Readers！Very good explanation of what happened at Pearl Harbor inn December 7， 1941。 The author did a good job explaining what happened。
Isabella Lira
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A couple weeks ago I read this book “What was Pearl Harbor”。 I saw this book on Open eBooks and thought it was interesting since I’ve previously liked and read from the What was/Who was series。 The description was really interesting and I wanted to read more and more about it。 I already knew and learned about the attack at Pearl Harbor but not really the details。 That's why I liked the book so much， it had a lot of good detail about what happened before， during， and after the attack。 Also detail A couple weeks ago I read this book “What was Pearl Harbor”。 I saw this book on Open eBooks and thought it was interesting since I’ve previously liked and read from the What was/Who was series。 The description was really interesting and I wanted to read more and more about it。 I already knew and learned about the attack at Pearl Harbor but not really the details。 That's why I liked the book so much， it had a lot of good detail about what happened before， during， and after the attack。 Also details about important topics that were happening at the same time。 It included a lot of images to really help me visualize what I was reading and how everything looked which was really helpful。 Ways it could change for the better would be maybe if they asked how other people living close to Pearl Harbor felt， or maybe families of the soldiers。 Just so we could get another point of view。 I would recommend this book to someone who likes reading about wars or war history。 Or maybe people like me who would just like to learn more about the topic of the attack on Pearl Harbor。 。。。more
Josiah
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Why I gave this book a 4 star is because it was kind of hard to follow But still it was a very good book about are history。 Why other people should read this book is because it is very good book to read if you like war history or any history you will enjoy the book。 What I would Chang about the book i would not change anything because if is exactly the way it went in real life that is what we need to lean is the truth。
Dan
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This was one of the fastest reads I have ever experienced telling about the bombing of Pearl Harbor。 It is accurate and tells a story at the same time。 My Dad told me about how he heard about the event over the radio that day。 He decided at that moment that he was going to fight for his country。 I think Dad would have appreciated the telling of this story。 Every person who learns about American history should read this book。
Steven Jerris
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Good book。 Gave me a lot of information。 Easy read。
Kavitha Sivakumar
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When you think you know everything about a topic， there comes another book proving you wrong。
David Rough
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I found this book in this historical series particularly interesting。 I have been aware of Pearl Harbor since early elementary school， but I was unaware of some of the interesting facts shared in this book for young readers。 The death toll in this attack was staggering and the loss experienced on the USS Arizona was sobering。 The facts about the numbers of brothers involved on the ship is worth the read。 （no spoiler - you have to read it for yourself）My father fought during WW2。 He was not a Pea I found this book in this historical series particularly interesting。 I have been aware of Pearl Harbor since early elementary school， but I was unaware of some of the interesting facts shared in this book for young readers。 The death toll in this attack was staggering and the loss experienced on the USS Arizona was sobering。 The facts about the numbers of brothers involved on the ship is worth the read。 （no spoiler - you have to read it for yourself）My father fought during WW2。 He was not a Pearl Harbor but he defended our country with bravery and I am very proud of his service。 。。。more
Riley
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if you like a book that talks about what happened during pearl harbor then I would read this book 。
Cathy Sheetz
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The book gives a factual accounting of events during the day of the attack on Pearl Harbor。 It also provides some background information on how the Japanese came to attach Pearl Harbor。 There is a brief paragraph on the Japanese internment camps formed after the bombing， but not much information。 Also， there is a photo of a sign stating， "Japs attack U。S。" This would be a good resource to have for a text set on WWII and the Japanese。 I would want to pair it with other texts like， "Farewell to Ma The book gives a factual accounting of events during the day of the attack on Pearl Harbor。 It also provides some background information on how the Japanese came to attach Pearl Harbor。 There is a brief paragraph on the Japanese internment camps formed after the bombing， but not much information。 Also， there is a photo of a sign stating， "Japs attack U。S。" This would be a good resource to have for a text set on WWII and the Japanese。 I would want to pair it with other texts like， "Farewell to Manzanar" and other texts from different perspectives。 It could be used for a discussion on names to refer to groups of people。 I would include the book in a classroom library for 3rd through 6th grade。This book is part of the "What was。。。" or "What is。。。" series with accessible information for students。 。。。more
bk
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Great book in my favorite series！ I am very interested in WW2 books， so this was a good read for me！ Would recommend to fellow WW2 book lovers！！
Pumkin pie
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I liked it。 I liked the facts， but they were a tiny bit scary， but I expected it， so I thought that it was pretty good。 （Still， you possibly shouldn't sare this with your 5 year old！ ） I liked it。 I liked the facts， but they were a tiny bit scary， but I expected it， so I thought that it was pretty good。 （Still， you possibly shouldn't sare this with your 5 year old！ ） 。。。more
ضحى باعقيل
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I've never known anything about Pearl Harbor attack except that it was a very important milestone in WW II。 But here I lived it moment by moment。The book is really interesting， and the illustration is so beautiful！ I've never known anything about Pearl Harbor attack except that it was a very important milestone in WW II。 But here I lived it moment by moment。The book is really interesting， and the illustration is so beautiful！ 。。。more
LaxGrl
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i think this is a good book because this amazing book about pearl harbor brings you into that time！ like your actually at Pearl Harbor！ their is 12 real pictures inside（witch i think is cool） and it tells you about the Japanese people and their plans， along with the american people and their plans for the attack of Pearl Harbor。 i say a+！ for this book！
Alex
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Pearl Harbor was a very sad thing that happened in the US history and ended up taking many soldiers and innocent peoples lives。 At 6:05 six aircraft carriers began launching planes for the first wave of attacks。 Only 15 mins later Commander Fuchida gives the signal for his airplanes to head to Oahu。 At 6:45 The USS ward spot a Japanese submarine and sink it。 At 7:02 Two army privates see a large blip on the radar that signals at least 50 planes but are told not to worry about it。 Only 3 mins aft Pearl Harbor was a very sad thing that happened in the US history and ended up taking many soldiers and innocent peoples lives。 At 6:05 six aircraft carriers began launching planes for the first wave of attacks。 Only 15 mins later Commander Fuchida gives the signal for his airplanes to head to Oahu。 At 6:45 The USS ward spot a Japanese submarine and sink it。 At 7:02 Two army privates see a large blip on the radar that signals at least 50 planes but are told not to worry about it。 Only 3 mins after the second wave of planes comes and by 7:30 there are 353 planes from japan。 At 7:55 they began to attack。 Ten mins after the Oklahoma capsizes with more than 400 people in it。 Only 5 mins after the Arizona is blown up by a bomb killing 1，177 men。 At 9:45 the attack is over with casualties of over 2，000。This book was good but sad。 I like the who/what was series a lot。 I would recommend this book to people who like tragic stories or like to learn about history。 I really liked that this book gave a lot of info about the sad event。 The only thing I didn't like was that it was fast paced。 。。。more
Lorelei Voboril
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Didn’t give as much information as others ones
Logan Norton
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This book was about the battle of pearl harbor and how the US got Japan to surrender。
Zachary T
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Pearl Harbor was a very scary day that no one knew what was coming。 It was a sad day that will be remembered forever。 I learned a lot from this book that I didn’t know before！ I def recommend this book to anyone that wants to learn about Pearl Harbor！ I hope to visit the site one day！
Emily
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“What Was Pearl Harbor？” by Patricia Brennan Demuth is an informational/ non fiction book about the 1941 bombing of Pearl Harbor， a military base。 Pearl Harbor was attacked on December 7th， 1941 around 7:50 a。m by Japan during World War 2。 I recommend this book to people or students who are doing an assignment or an essay about Pearl Harbor because this book explains how Pearl Harbor was attacked， what events led them to being bombed， how the U。S navy reacted to the first explosion， etc。 The boo “What Was Pearl Harbor？” by Patricia Brennan Demuth is an informational/ non fiction book about the 1941 bombing of Pearl Harbor， a military base。 Pearl Harbor was attacked on December 7th， 1941 around 7:50 a。m by Japan during World War 2。 I recommend this book to people or students who are doing an assignment or an essay about Pearl Harbor because this book explains how Pearl Harbor was attacked， what events led them to being bombed， how the U。S navy reacted to the first explosion， etc。 The book also gives information about how Japan was planning to attack Pearl Harbor， why the Japanese were planning to bomb Pearl Harbor， what other countries and people did Japan work to make this strike successful， etc。 I also recommend this book to people who just love learning about war or the past because Pearl Harbor was AND still is a HUGE part of United States history。 I like this book because I do enjoy history a lot！ I also like this book because I find informational books more interesting than fictional books， fairy tales and fantasies。 I DON’T recommend this book to sensitive people because war has to do a lot with death， and death is a pretty strong thing to deal with。 Even thinking about it hurts。 Also， war has destruction and some people just can’t take that。 This book has about 30 photographs that can possibly make someone shed a few tears。 But other than that， I do believe that this is a good book and I recommend it to some people。 。。。more
Taylor
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book tells of the heart pounding seconds leading up to the tragic surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and the many heroic dead’s of the surviving American soldiers！ Also we learn about how the Americans were hammered， losing most of their battleships， planes， ammo， and the brave American soldiers who stood their ground against the Japanese。 Then， the decision by Franklin Roosevelt to join the treacherous World War 2。 Then our response to the Japanese soldiers was who attacked us。The author did This book tells of the heart pounding seconds leading up to the tragic surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and the many heroic dead’s of the surviving American soldiers！ Also we learn about how the Americans were hammered， losing most of their battleships， planes， ammo， and the brave American soldiers who stood their ground against the Japanese。 Then， the decision by Franklin Roosevelt to join the treacherous World War 2。 Then our response to the Japanese soldiers was who attacked us。The author did an amazing job of describing the events of Pearl Harbor， also with drawing and photographs to show the treacherous attack。 I would recommend this to anyone who is interested in World War 2 or Pearl Harbor！ 。。。more
North Landesman
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We learned about two men flying airplanes in tuxedos。 The little guy cheered at Midway。
Daphne Kim
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My daughter isn’t with me as I review this one。 I am amazed at the level of simple analysis is included in such a short book。 The author touches on reasons， circumstances， warnings missed， the catastrophic loss， the results and the stories of heroism。I continue to learn right along with my daughter with this series。
Heather
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Good readThis makes me mad every time I read about it lol。 It's just hard to imagine how people can be so evil and heartless。 Hitler got so many people to join him。 Good readThis makes me mad every time I read about it lol。 It's just hard to imagine how people can be so evil and heartless。 Hitler got so many people to join him。 。。。more
Emili
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I enjoy this series， and this is an important part of history。 I like how these books are interesting and easily understood。
David
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As with other books I have read in this Youth Series， What Was Pearl Harbor by Patricia Brennan Demuth is well-written and packs a lot of facts into a relatively short book。 I have read many books on the Pearl Harbor attack and WWII generally and feel it is a great read to get a decent overview leading up to the attack， the actual event itself， and the aftermath through the end of the war。 One area that I don't completely agree is about Emperor Hirohito and his knowledge and support for the atta As with other books I have read in this Youth Series， What Was Pearl Harbor by Patricia Brennan Demuth is well-written and packs a lot of facts into a relatively short book。 I have read many books on the Pearl Harbor attack and WWII generally and feel it is a great read to get a decent overview leading up to the attack， the actual event itself， and the aftermath through the end of the war。 One area that I don't completely agree is about Emperor Hirohito and his knowledge and support for the attack and the war。 Although it is still in dispute even today， a number of books provide information claiming he was a willing participant such as Hirohito by Herbert Bix 2001。 Great read for general interest。 。。。more
Isabela DeAnda
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This book was an alright book。 It’snot a bad book it’s just that it’s difficult to read many of Who Was books going for it’s just all information not a book with diverse characters and a different story plot。 But I could say it was nice learning about。 A book like this would be recommended for someone who likes learning new facts constantly。 There is not much to say going for the story is quite bland but I do enjoy how it was written and it was still an enjoyable book。 Hopefully， you try it out！
Amanda
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History refresher。 I love the Who Was， What Was， and Where Is books from Who HQ series。It's been 15 years since I stood at the Pearl Harbor Memorial， humbled by the scene， the silence， the 1170 men forever entombed in the U。S。S。 Arizona， and the horror that changed history at Pearl Harbor on December 7， 1941。 What Was Pearl Harbor？ contains intense descriptions of war and violence， but I found it thoroughly informative and respectfully done。 History refresher。 I love the Who Was， What Was， and Where Is books from Who HQ series。It's been 15 years since I stood at the Pearl Harbor Memorial， humbled by the scene， the silence， the 1170 men forever entombed in the U。S。S。 Arizona， and the horror that changed history at Pearl Harbor on December 7， 1941。 What Was Pearl Harbor？ contains intense descriptions of war and violence， but I found it thoroughly informative and respectfully done。 。。。more
Amanda Topete
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What Was Pearl Harbor was written by Patricia Brennan Demuth。 This book was basically about Pearl Harbor and trying to bring you back to that moment when it happened。 It was very sad that we lost a lot of people who were brave enough to be in the army and fight for America。 I of course wasn’t born yet but when I found out about I actually cried。 America means so much to me that I would fight for our freedom myself。 The book was also talking about Japan and they were planning to destroy us but no What Was Pearl Harbor was written by Patricia Brennan Demuth。 This book was basically about Pearl Harbor and trying to bring you back to that moment when it happened。 It was very sad that we lost a lot of people who were brave enough to be in the army and fight for America。 I of course wasn’t born yet but when I found out about I actually cried。 America means so much to me that I would fight for our freedom myself。 The book was also talking about Japan and they were planning to destroy us but now we are ok with Japan。 This book was very interesting and educational if you want to learn about Pearl Harbor。 。。。more
Viraj
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This book was very good indeed。 I loved the small biography of important people。 I also loved the illustrations it felt like I was viewing a real photo。 This book was about the Pearl Harbor the surprise attack。 In the morning of December 7， 1941， big planes were flying in the sailors thought it was American planes。 Then， they saw a red sun and realized they were going to be attacked。 As you see that is the surprise comes in。 Japan did not plan to be stealthy in fact they just went right in。 I re This book was very good indeed。 I loved the small biography of important people。 I also loved the illustrations it felt like I was viewing a real photo。 This book was about the Pearl Harbor the surprise attack。 In the morning of December 7， 1941， big planes were flying in the sailors thought it was American planes。 Then， they saw a red sun and realized they were going to be attacked。 As you see that is the surprise comes in。 Japan did not plan to be stealthy in fact they just went right in。 I recommend this book to anyone who loves history and WWII。 。。。more
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