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I was very interested to see a new series from Capstone that seems to promise this in its unique presentation. show more “Perspectives Flip Books” include the same major historical event from two different perspectives. This one covers the attack of Pearl Harbor from the American and Japanese perspectives. One side of the book covers one perspective, flip it over and read about the same event from a different perspective. This includes a blow-by-blow account of the attack with eyewitness quotes and inset information on people like Doris Miller, an African-American hero who was denied recognition due to his color or Japanese ambassador Kichisaburo Nomura who tried, unsuccessfully, to negotiate peace.
Both stories share a timeline, further reading, and glossary, but have their own individual index.
While brief, each story lasting about 30 pages, they do a good job of conveying the basic events as well as exploring some of the different perspectives. Otfinoski touches on some of the reasons behind the war, mistakes made by both sides in the attack, and overtures of peace after the war.
Verdict: I’d like to see more titles fro
Steven Otfinoski
Author and playwright from Connecticut, United States
Steven Otfinoski is an author and playwright from Connecticut. Most of his books are aimed at young readers. He has written well in excess of 100 books. He is also the author of African Americans in the Performing Arts (A to Z of African Americans). Two music-related books he wrote were The Golden Age of Rock Instrumentals and The Golden Age of Novelty Songs. He has written books about people such as Nelson Mandela: the fight against apartheid, and Oprah Winfrey: television star.
Background
Oftinoski is a married father of four who lives in Connecticut with his family. He graduated from Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio and attended Boston University. He has written over 100 books for young readers. FRom 1972 to 1973 he was a news reporter for The Hartford Times. From 1974 to 1975, he was editor for Read magazine. From 1975 onwards he has been a freelance writer. From 1992 onwards he has been with the traveling theater company, History Alive, which brings history alive for American students, with student participation after the play.
Written works
In his book The Golden Age of Rock Instrumentals, he says that Surf music with its stage behavior, its untamed nature was the precursor to garage, punk and grunge. He has also written a book about surfing, Extreme Surfing which was published in 2012.
Children's books
His book Coin Collecting for Kids was published in 2000. A later publication, The Child Labor Reform Movement: An Interactive History Adventure is aimed at 9 and 10 year olds.
Plays
In December 2014 15th through to the 21st, his play Stratford Characters, a story about local historical figures was running at Square One Theater in Connecticut. Along with other productions, it received critical p Overall Performance December 13, 1920. It was a typical Monday morning when three US Navy officials boarded a hot-air balloon for an easy, routine training flight. But as evening came, heavy rain and wind knocked Lieutenants Louis Kloor, Stephen Farrell, and Walter Hinton off course.... .Survival in the Wilderness: True Stories of Bold Breakouts, Daring D