"Excellent. The account is riveting...includes plenty of sensory details and clearly conveys the danger and frenzied pace of events." — Booklist

Early on December 7, 1941, Japan launched a massive surprise attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Within hours, much of the American fleet lay sunk or burning, 2,403 servicemen were dead, and the United States and Japan were at war. Dozens of children who lived in Pearl Harbor and the surrounding towns witnessed this pivotal moment in U.S. history. Attack on Pearl Harbor, by award-winning author Shelley Tanaka, evocatively recalls the experiences of these young boys and girls suddenly engulfed in a war beyond their understanding. It also includes the moving stories of sailors and pilots on both sides of the conflict. Richly illustrated with period memorabilia, rarely seen photographs and original paintings, Attack on Pearl Harbor powerfully re-creates for a new generation the "day that will live in infamy."