Teaches important dates and facts about the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

"Frank and Stanley are touring a battleship when Japanese planes zoom overhead, dropping bomb after bomb. As explosions roar and sailors scream, Frank and Stanley realize the unthinkable is happening: Japan is attacking America! The war has come to them. Frantically, the boys struggle to find safety. But disaster and danger are everywhere--from torpedoes underwater to bullets on the beach ... to the shocking cruelty that thier friends and neighbors...

Eleven-year-old Danny Crane is alone on his favorite beach in Hawaii when the world is torn apart and World War II officially hits the United States. Does he have what it takes to find his way home in the midst of the bombs, the smoke, and the destruction of the day that will live in infamy?

Tells the story of people whose lives were lost or forever altered by the twin tragedies of Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima. Based on the lives of soldiers at Pearl Harbor and civilians in Hiroshima, On the Horizon contemplates humanity and war through verse that sings with pain, truth, and the importance of bridging cultural divides. This masterful work emphasizes empathy and understanding in search of commonality and friendship, vital lessons for students...

Jody has lived in many places thanks to her dad's military job. With her dog Happy who is getting older, and her Mom worried about their new Hawaiian placement, safety is on the back of everone's mind during 1940. Jody creates a "List' to cope with activitites for her and Happy, then Pearl Harbor is attacked and she is now the leader of her family as her father stays behind after the evacuation.