Day of Infamy: The Story of the Attack on Pearl Harbor

by Steven Otfinoski

Overview

The quiet Sunday morning was shattered as Japanese warplanes screamed toward the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet without warning. The attack sent shockwaves around the globe, pushing the United States to enter World War II. Through powerful narrative storytelling, follow the tales of people who experienced the tragedy firsthand. Meets Common Core standards for narrative nonfiction and exploring multiple accounts of an event.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781491470824
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2015
Series:	Tangled History Series
Pages:	112
Sales rank:	1,135,323
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.30(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

About the Author

Steven Otfinoski has written more than 150 books for young readers. Three of his nonfiction books have been chosen Books for the Teen Age by the New York Public Library. Steve is also a playwright and has his own theater company that brings one-person plays about American history to schools. Steve lives in Connecticut with his wife, who is a teacher. They have two children, two dogs, and a cat.

Table of Contents

"Surprise lost" — "We're under attack" — "The ship was a mass of flames" — "No drill" — "We're all in the same boat now" — "I count four battleships definitely sunk" — "...A date which will live in infamy" — "They were all asleep!" — "Daddy was killed at Hickam" — "...We will gain the inevitable triumph - so help us God".

Interviews

Multiple storylines meet Common Core standards for analyzing multiple accounts of an event Meets Common Core demand for narrative nonfiction Great for lovers of the popular You Choose series, which has sold more than 1 million copies.

Editorial Reviews

11/01/2015
Gr 4–8—Tangled history indeed. In each of these volumes, the narrative shifts from one first-person account to another. There are some genuine primary source accounts here, but there are some based on conjectures, too. There is no indication of which is which, so readers won't know that the account of the firefighter who survived being trapped in the North Tower on September 11 is substantiated by the fireman's real memories but that the report of World Trade Center employees' last moments alive are conjecture (because no one really knows for sure what they thought). All of Wound Is Mortal is written in the present tense, which is awkward, given that the events are established history. Illustrations are sparse and rarely depict the people being quoted. VERDICT Disappointing. Skip these.

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