Profiles the removal of Japanese Americans to relocation centers and internment camps during World War II. - (Baker & Taylor)
Readers can follow the action as it unfolded in a series of narrated books that brings to life major events from history through first-hand accounts, quotes from participants, diagrams, photographs, and timelines. - (Baker & Taylor)
Discusses the relocation and internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. - (Baker & Taylor)
On December 7, 1941, Japanese warplanes bombed the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, bringing the United States into World War II. U.S. leaders feared that Japanese Americans would betray the United States to help Japan. The federal government moved Japanese people from their homes in the United States into special camps called relocation centers. Many internees felt that their fundamental rights as U.S. citizens had been denied. Other Americans agreed, and the government’s actions during wartime are still being debated today. - (Capstone Press)
Horn Book Guide Reviews
Key tragedies of World War II involving the persecution of Jews and Japanese Americans are analyzed for causation and lasting impact. The books bring the era to life for middle-grade readers via many first-person accounts, period photographs, and illuminating sidebars of additional relevant information. Extensive back matter makes them suitable for both assignments and general information-seeking. Reading list, timeline. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Eyewitness to World War II titles: Japanese American Internment and Kristallnacht.] Copyright 2018 Horn Book Guide Reviews.