Author : Lauren Tarshis
Publisher : Scholastic Press
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 31,21 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780545206914
Visiting his favorite Hawaiian beach when Japanese forces suddenly attack Pearl Harbor, 11-year-old Danny Crane struggles through the smoke, destruction and chaos to make his way back home. By the author of Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree. Simultaneous.
Author : Lauren Tarshis
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 12,14 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0545206987
In this special edition boxed set, you'll find ten stories of survival and resilience by New York Times bestselling author Lauren Tarshis.
Author : Harry Spiller
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 25,75 MB
Release : 2002-01-02
Category : History
ISBN : 0786411791
On December 7, 1941, Japan waged a surprise attack on the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor. It was a major victory for the Japanese Navy, which in less than two hours destroyed 188 American planes, damaged another 159, and sunk or seriously damaged 18 U.S. warships. The battleships Arizona and Oklahoma were sunk. The battleships California, West Virginia and Tennessee were badly damaged and would not rejoin the United States fleet for months. Over 2,400 American military personnel were killed and 1,178 were wounded. The Japanese lost 29 planes and pilots, five midget submarines and one large sub with their crews. Here are 24 personal accounts of servicemen who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor. These accounts cover in detail the location of each man and his experience during and after the actual attack. Also included is general information about Pearl Harbor.
Author : Craig Nelson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 16,48 MB
Release : 2016-09-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1451660510
“A valuable reexamination” (Booklist, starred review) of the event that changed twentieth-century America—Pearl Harbor—based on years of research and new information uncovered by a New York Times bestselling author. The America we live in today was born, not on July 4, 1776, but on December 7, 1941, when an armada of 354 Japanese warplanes supported by aircraft carriers, destroyers, and midget submarines suddenly and savagely attacked the United States, killing 2,403 men—and forced America’s entry into World War II. Pearl Harbor: From Infamy to Greatness follows the sailors, soldiers, pilots, diplomats, admirals, generals, emperor, and president as they engineer, fight, and react to this stunningly dramatic moment in world history. Beginning in 1914, bestselling author Craig Nelson maps the road to war, when Franklin D. Roosevelt, then the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, attended the laying of the keel of the USS Arizona at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Writing with vivid intimacy, Nelson traces Japan’s leaders as they lurch into ultranationalist fascism, which culminates in their scheme to terrify America with one of the boldest attacks ever waged. Within seconds, the country would never be the same. Backed by a research team’s five years of work, as well as Nelson’s thorough re-examination of the original evidence assembled by federal investigators, this page-turning and definitive work “weaves archival research, interviews, and personal experiences from both sides into a blow-by-blow narrative of destruction liberally sprinkled with individual heroism, bizarre escapes, and equally bizarre tragedies” (Kirkus Reviews). Nelson delivers all the terror, chaos, violence, tragedy, and heroism of the attack in stunning detail, and offers surprising conclusions about the tragedy’s unforeseen and resonant consequences that linger even today.
Author : Lauren Tarshis
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 34,75 MB
Release : 2019-01-29
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1338317407
It was a battle that would change the course of World War II... New York Times bestselling author Lauren Tarshis commemorates the Normandy landings in this pulse-pounding story of the largest seaborne invasion in history. Eleven-year-old Paul’s French village has been under Nazi control for years. His Jewish best friend has disappeared. Food is scarce. And there doesn’t seem to be anything Paul can do to make things better. Then Paul finds an American paratrooper in a tree near his home. The soldier says the Allies have a plan to crush the Nazis once and for all. But the soldier needs Paul’s help. This is Paul’s chance to make a difference. Soon he finds himself in the midst of the largest invasion in history. Can he do his part to turn horror into hope? New York Times bestselling author Lauren Tarshis tells the story of the battle that became the foundation for the Allied victory in World War II. Includes a section of nonfiction backmatter with more facts about the real-life event.
Author : Lauren Tarshis
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 12,72 MB
Release : 2022-09-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1338752588
The Wellington snow slide of 1910 was—and still is—the deadliest avalanche in America’s history. Lauren Tarshis's story of one child surviving the frozen nightmare pounds with page-turning action and heartwarming hope. The snow came down faster than train crews could clear the tracks, piling up in drifts 20 feet high. At the Wellington train depot in the Cascade Mountains, two trains sat stranded, blocked in by snow slides to the east and west. Some passengers braved the storm to hike off the mountain, but many had no choice but to wait out the storm. But the storm didn’t stop. One day passed, then two, three . . . six days. The snow turned to rain. Then, just after midnight on March 1, a lightning storm struck the mountain, sending a ten-foot-high wave of snow barreling down the mountain. The trains tumbled 150 feet. 96 people were dead. The Wellington avalanche forever changed railroad engineering. New York Times bestselling author Lauren Tarshis tells the tale of one girl who survived, emerging from the snow forever changed herself.
Author : Lauren Tarshis
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 32,56 MB
Release : 2008-05-15
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1440631387
A heartwarming story from the author of the I SURVIVED series. Emma-Jean Lazarus is the smartest and strangest girl at William Gladstone Middle School. Her classmates don't understand her, but that's okay because Emma-Jean doesn't quite get them either. But one afternoon, all that changes when she sees Colleen Pomerantz crying in the girl's room. It is through Colleen that Emma-Jean gets a glimpse into what it is really like to be a seventh grader. And what she finds will send her tumbling out of a tree and questioning why she ever got involved in the first place.
Author : Lauren Tarshis
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 87 pages
File Size : 34,25 MB
Release : 2014-02-25
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 054563380X
One of the darkest periods in history... In a Jewish ghetto, Max Rosen and his sister Zena struggle to live after their father is taken away by the Nazis. With barely enough food to survive, the siblings make a daring escape from Nazi soldiers into the nearby forest.Max and Zena are brought to a safe camp by Jewish resistance fighters. But soon, bombs are falling all around them. Can Max and Zena survive the fallout of the Nazi invasion?
Author : Lauren Tarshis
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 722 pages
File Size : 28,68 MB
Release : 2021-02-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1338768328
History's most exciting and terrifying events come to life in these ten books in the New York Times bestselling I Survived series. When disaster strikes, heroes are made. This collection of ten books in the bestselling I Survived series from author Lauren Tarshis includes: I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912; I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916 I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001 I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944 I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863I Survived the Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79 I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 I Survived the San Francisco Earthquake, 1906 I Survived the Japanese Tsunami, 2011 With relatable characters and riveting plotlines, the I Survived books are perfect for reluctant readers or any young reader who enjoys an action packed, page turning thriller. Each book also contains several pages of nonfiction content, encouraging readers to further explore the historical topic. When disaster strikes, heroes are made. This collection of ten books in the bestselling I Survived series from author Lauren Tarshis includes: I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912; I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916 I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001 I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944 I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863I Survived the Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79 I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 I Survived the San Francisco Earthquake, 1906 I Survived the Japanese Tsunami, 2011 With relatable characters and riveting plotlines, the I Survived books are perfect for reluctant readers or any young reader who enjoys an action packed, page turning thriller. Each book also contains several pages of nonfiction content, encouraging readers to further explore the historical topic.
Author : Lauren Tarshis
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 11,16 MB
Release : 2011-10-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0545362687
The most terrifying events in history are brought vividly to life in this New York Times bestselling series! Ten-year-old George Calder can't believe his luck -- he and his little sister, Phoebe, are on the famous Titanic, crossing the ocean with their Aunt Daisy. The ship is full of exciting places to explore, but when George ventures into the first class storage cabin, a terrible boom shakes the entire boat. Suddenly, water is everywhere, and George's life changes forever. Lauren Tarshis brings history's most exciting and terrifying events to life in this New York Times bestselling series. Readers will be transported by stories of amazing kids and how they survived!
