Air Raid-Pearl Harbor!: The Story of December 7, 1941 [Paperback]

Theodore Taylor (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 10 and up

On December 7, 1941, Americans were shocked to hear that Pearl Harbor had been devastated by a Japanese air raid. Theodore Taylor looks at Japanese intelligence work and at the American anti-intelligence efforts, which were often careless or ineffective. But once the raid was launched, bravery abounded--on both sides.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 5-8-- An old standard of the World War II genre makes a new appearance with a slight face-lift. Taylor has revised his account of the attack on Pearl Harbor by basically rewriting the first chapter and changing the entire volume from the present tense to a much easier-to-read past tense. Now in paperback, the typeset is a little smaller. The charcoal illustrations of the earlier edition (HarperCollins, 1971; o.p.) have been replaced by three black-and-white maps. The text gives an in-depth look at the conditions of the time, allowing readers to better understand why this event took place. A listing of the key figures and an author's note are appended. Libraries that do not have the original title should give definite consideration to this one. --Eldon Younce, Harper Elem . School, KS
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review

“Taylor has presented a vividly credible account....He recognizes no national barriers to truth.”—The New York Times

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Paperback: 179 pages
• Publisher: Harcourt Childrens Books (J) (September 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0152016554
• ISBN-13: 978-0152016555
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 4.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,184,702 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Theodore Taylor has written several award-winning books. The Cay won the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award and was also made into a movie.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars my book, October 22, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Air Raid--Pearl Harbor!: The Story of December 7, 1941 (Paperback)

My book, Air raid Pearl Harbor,was a mixture of good and bad parts.First I found out that the war was unexpected to the Americans.On december 7th the japanese attacked our air base on Oahu.they sank many of our ships and airplanes.i felt that the begining ofthe book was not very exciting because the author madethe book toocomplicated and diffcult to understand.The action got a lot better and the got more exciting.The Americans entered the war and ships were sinking and planes were being blown up.Iwould recommend this book to somone who is interested in complicated books.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pearl Harbor, September 13, 2006

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Basham "mom" (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Air Raid--Pearl Harbor!: The Story of December 7, 1941 (Paperback)

I found this book really interesting, its like little stories in the one book. It also puts u in perspectives of the people in the book, which was sorta cool, but all the same concept of course. I would recommend this book to 7th and 8th graders.

2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, October 11, 2004

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Joey (NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Air Raid--Pearl Harbor!: The Story of December 7, 1941 (Library Binding)

Air Raid Pearl Harbor!: The Story of December 7, 1941 is a really good book. It tells you everything about pearl harbor. It just tells you what happend. Theres no characters but it is still really good. read it.