Larger	Early Sunday Morning: The Pearl Harbor Diary of Amber Billows, Hawaii, 1941 (Dear America) Author: Barry Denenberg
	Book Information Publisher: Scholastic Inc. Book Type: Hardcover Rating: 22 ISBN-13: 9780439328746 - ISBN-10: 0439328748 Publication Date: 10/1/2001 Pages: 156 Reading Level: Ages 9-12 Book Reviews

Pearl Harbor, on the Island of O'ahu, Hawaii, was attacked by the Japanese Imperial Navy at approximately 8:00 A.M., Sunday morning, December 7, 1941. The surprise attack involved a striking force of 353 Japanese aircraft. Nineteen U.S. ships, including five battleships, and about 150 U.S planes were destroyed; more than 2,300 soldiers, sailors and civilians were killed. President Roosevelt declared that it was "a day that will live in infamy." On December 8, Congress declared a state of war with Japan; three days later Germany and Italy declared was on the United States.