Patricia Brennan Demuth

 
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  • Who Was …? What Was…? series
  • Grades 3–7
  • 112 pages
  • Genre: American history
  • Author: Patricia Brennan Demuth
  • Illustrator: John Mantha
  • Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap, 2013
  • Key Words: Pearl Harbor, American history, war, famous battles, World War II, heroes, Japan, Japanese interment, President Franklin Roosevelt

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What Was Pearl Harbor?

Inside the Book

What you’ll find out inside the book:

  • A deadly surprise attack came on December 7, 1941.
  • Over 350 Japanese planes appeared out of nowhere over Hawaii.
  • Mammoth US battleships exploded in minutes.
  • A marine band played the national anthem through a rain of bullets—and survived.
Grosset & Dunlap, 2013. Illustration by John Mantha.

Grosset & Dunlap, 2013. Illustration by John Mantha.