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1) Hiroshima, August 6, 1945

Author

Hook, Jason

Pub. Date

c2003

Physical Desc

47 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.

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Examines the events leading up to the bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, the day itself, and the ways in which people learned to live afterwards.

2) On the horizon

Author

Lowry, Lois

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

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"From two-time Newbery medalist and living legend Lois Lowry comes a moving account of the lives lost in two of WWII's most infamous events: Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima. With evocative black-and-white illustrations by SCBWI Golden Kite Award winner Kenard Pak"--

3) Eyewitness to the dropping of the atomic bombs

Author

Roesler, Jill

Series

Eyewitness to World War II

Pub. Date

[2016]

Physical Desc

32 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

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Through narrative nonfiction, tells about the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki through the perspectives of American and Japanese leaders, scientists, U.S. Army officials, and Japanese citizens.

4) Hiroshima: the story of the first atom bomb

Author

Lawton, Clive

Pub. Date

2004

Physical Desc

48 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 30 cm.

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On August 6, 1945, the United States of America dropped the world's first atomic bomb, on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, a decision that ushered in the nuclear age and marked the end of World War II. When the atomic bomb exploded at 8:15 A.M., 70,000 people were killed instantly. Thousands more were dead of radiation sickness within weeks. More still were sick, scarred, and deformed for the rest of their lives by the chemicals in the bomb. Three...