Air Raid--Pearl Harbor!: The Story of December 7, 1941 by Theodore Taylor

Air Raid--Pearl Harbor!: The Story of December 7, 1941 Reviews

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  Emma

  This was an interesting account of the bombing of Pearl Harbor and I learned a lot.
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  Keetae Byunn

  "Air Raid" by Theodore Taylor is about a boy living in the time period of Pearl Harbor and World War II. The story is a bout a boy living in Hawaii during WWII, a couple of months before the attack in Pearl Harbor. This book is the story of his experience before and after Pearl Harbor. This story is also about his community and what they had to go through because there were Japanese people in Hawaii and during that time Japan was at war with America. This event impacted Japanese Americans a lot because it was Japan who bombed Pearl Harbor. My favorite part of the story was after the incident when the main character tries to rebuild what was damaged. I liked this part of the story because I could relate it to myself because the wound on my leg takes a long time to heal, like America. Pearl Harbor is a symbol for my wound. The author wrote this book for two specific reasons. First, the author may have had a relative who experienced this event because he tells the story with good details. When I read the book I felt like I was the boy in the story. I could feel everything he felt. Second, to inform others of the hardships and relationships during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
  
  From this book I learned that just because there is a war where you live, you shouldn't be concerned with just your life. If you are okay and not hurt during a traumatic event like Pearl harbor, you should help others. I would recommend this book to people who want to learn more about Pearl Harbor, people who like WWI stories, and people who care about others. These are the reasons why you should read this book.
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  Lois Timms-Ferrara

  A great book, nonfiction. Not a story about a boy at all! It’s about the days leading up to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. It details the strategies of the various leaders on the Japanese side. It also details the ‘missed’ communications that were hinting to the US top brass that the attack was imminent. Quick read, in the back there’s a list of the characters—very helpful as the names/ranks can be confusing.
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  Shanna

  A play-by-play account of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. What I learned is that a whole lot of people made a whole lot of mistakes (some bigger than others)- so many missed opportunities to either prevent or at least minimize the impact of the attack. The communication among the U.S. military and political leaders was sadly, ridiculously deficient.
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  Lindsey

  Read this to my 4th & 7th graders. It was extremely interesting. I learned many new things I hadn’t known known before. I recommend this to those who want to learn more about the events preceding the attack and the attack itself on pearl harbor.
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  Ian

  This was a decent telling of the pearl harbor history, but not perfect. Names got a bit confusing and the writing was not always perfect. The final chapter was very interesting, not pulling any punches. Something that I have rarely seen in history books.
  
  3.5 Stars
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  Phillip

  This book is a super-easy read, but it also provides a lot of details concerning principal players of the attack on Pearl Harbor. A person could very easily read this in one day.
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  Sarah Sarang

  I had to read this book for Social Studies and it wasn’t exactly like a novel and more like a documentary so I didn’t enjoy reading it but at least I learned some new things about World War 2
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  Angela

  Very informative. I look forward to sharing this title with my WW2 readers
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  Rachel

  Interesting nonfiction book about the events leading up to Pearl Harbor as well as the attack itself.
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  Sarah Bowling

  This reads like a textbook. I'm an adult and I could barely get through it. If we want kids to love history, we have to do better.
  
  CC: war, extensive casualties, bombs
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  Aaron Helander

  "Yesterday, December 7, a date which will live in infamy." In case you do not know this is a quote said be President Roosevelt after the attack on Pearl Harbor. "Air Raid - Pearl Harbor" does a great job on describing and explaining this attack that plunged the U.S. into World War Two. It Describes the events leading up to the bombing and evaluates the decisons made by the key figures. It also explains some untold stories about it. The book does a very good job of depicting this famous day. If you want to learn more information about Pearl Harbor this booke will do it in an interesting manner. December 7 is truely a day that will live in infamy.
  Overall I thought this book was a pretty good read. It provided information on this subject in an informative yet interesting way. Having read and seen many things about the bombing of Pearl Harbor I thought i knew everything about it but this book taught me several more things I had not known. It was able to keep me hooked throughout the whole novel. It is an excellent read that i would recommend to anybody wanting to learn or just brush up on their knowledge of Pearl Harbor.
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  Saumyaa K

  208 pages
  Air Raid! Pearl Harbor
  by Theodore Taylor
  
  This book gives an account about the pearl harbor and the attack from the viewpoint of both and all the mistakes thy made. Also it has all the events that led to the attack. This book has political viewpoints and military viewpoints of the people. Its really cool. It includes the stories of people who gave their lives. Alo, it says what happens after the attack and how the world reacted to it.
  
  This book was really good because I got to see the attack in the viewpoint of the japanese and the americans. It was really tragic that a lot of people died during the attack. I like history a lot so I loved this book. This book had decisions made by president Roosevelt and It is interesting to see how a president makes decisions and what happens. It also has all the decisions made by the Japanese side. This story was really cool and good and I liked it a lot.
  
  
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  David

  I think this book was kinda borring. Though this book is non fiction i didn't like it. It wasn't like the other peral harbor book i read. This book was like the worst book that was boring. This doesn't have any talking between character and this is like all facts. There is nothing like people were running like this book should add a little more action like how people were in their planes and that the people were thinking this is the chance to bomb those Dam Americans(well i don't really want that to happen) but, this is boring. I wouldn't recomend it to regular readers but i would recomend it to people that are doing Projects on Pearl Harbor.
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  Kohei

  This book was similar to the other book I read, "Hiroshima" by John Hersey. Both books take place during World War Two. This book was at the beginning stage of WWII, and the other book took place at the ending phase of WWII. This story starts off similar to the way "Hiroshima" did- It was close to the day infamy, the American operations of the navy was being explained by the author. In a way, I guess this book is non-fiction because the author talks about the actual things the american fleet did, and the different operations the americans did, and the day pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese. The book tends to be boring at several parts.
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  Levi K

  I thought this book was awesome it really shows you what war was really like. I learned a lot its about the attach and what led up to this devastating war that killed so many men and that hurt so many men. It is a great book.It really shows you what war was like. Let me warn you though the book is very seriouse and it is really sad too. I loved this book and i think you will too. There is lots of history in this book. If you want to learn more about war this is the book for you.