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3✨ If you know the history of Pearl Harbor you can feel the dread as you hear certain names and time frames. It was written for kids so it started with a bit of introduction, but it moved forward to provide situations beyond just the attack. Such as some characters born in America, but with Japanese roots. It didn‘t flow very well, but it seemed to try to hit accurately without a lot of detail on purpose. A coming of age in maybe the worse way.

This is my #Roll100 books for January. My list this year is to hopefully clear out some shelf space from books I was gifted and haven‘t read yet. @PuddleJumper

“We never saw the ship. But she was there… She carried more than twelve hundred men on deck, or working down below. We didn‘t look up. We didn‘t know. ”

This is a great way to incorporate poetry into social studies and a way to discuss pivotal events in our history that caused a lot of sadness in our history. The emotion and rhythm that is in the poems deliver the material well and allows for different activity opportunities.

On the Horizon is a poetry book with reflections on World War II written by Lois Lowry, published in 2020. Written through poems, he provides an account on the lives that were lost in two of WWII‘s most infamous events: Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima.

I think that this was a great book, highlighting the importance that heroes can make in disastrous situations.
One of the poems that resonated with me was “Aloha“. It talked about how a grandmother became a hero. This book highlights a tragedy, but it turns it into a way that we can make a difference. No matter how big or small. This would be a great book for older kids, not the younger kids.