ibiblio
Ibiblio: Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack
The full text report of the Congressional investigation into the Attack on Pearl Harbor.
PBS
Pbs: The American Novel: Literary Timeline: Authors: Pearl S. Buck
Biography of American author and Nobel Prize winner Pearl S. Buck.
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation
This is the text, audio, and video [3:08] of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's declaration of war against the Japanese the day after their attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Harold's Helps, Or, the Pearl of Prayers by Mrs. r.m. Wilbur
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Harold's Helps, or, The Pearl of Prayers by Mrs. R.M. Wilbur (c1887), an illustrated children's novel.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Pearl Box
A scanned copy of the 1851 publication of The Pearl Box, a fiction book for children.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Pearls to Be Sought For
A scanned copy of the 1851 publication of Pearls to Be Sought For by Francis Channing Woodworth, a fiction book for children.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Pearl Story Book
A scanned copy of the 1850 publication of The Pearl Story Book by Pamela Chandler Colman, a book of poems and stories for children.
Yale University
Avalon Project: Pearl Harbor Documents
Contains links to documents concerning Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. Includes: United States note to Japan November 26, 1941, the message from the President of the Emperor of Japan December 6, and Japanese Note to the United States...
Grade Saver
Grade Saver: The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
This is a complete online study guide/notes for the novel The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.
Repeat After Us
Repeat After Us: Her Breast Is Fit for Pearls
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "Her Breast Is Fit for Pearls", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Mark Eckardt and can access a printable version of this piece.
New York University
Pearl S. Buck's Short Story, "The Enemy"
Brief summary and commentary of the short story "The Enemy," by Pearl S. Buck.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Quiz: World War Ii Pearl Harbor Attack for Kids
History Questions: Pearl Harbor Attack Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
Other
Warbird's Forum: Did u.s. Leaders Know the War Was Coming?
Did the U.S. know about the Pearl Harbor attack weeks before it happened? Using the following information from the Top Secret Report of Army Pearl Harbor Board, 20 October 1944, students can debate this controversial question.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: How Do Oysters Make Pearls?
Find out how oysters are able to produce pearls as well as how they can be cultured. Includes information about the commercial value of pearls, the variety, and how they are obtained.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Pearl
This site from Wikipedia provides a general overview of the pearl, a hard, rounded secretion formed inside the shell of mollusks.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Pearl Primus
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Pearl Primus, an American dancer, choreographer, anthropologist, and teacher whose performance work drew on the African American experience and on her research in Africa and the Caribbean.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Pearl Harbor
Article features a summary and interesting facts about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Pearl Harbor Timeline
Provides details of important dates and events leading up to and including the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor on Sunday, December 7, 1941.
Read Works
Read Works: Safe at Any Speed by Pearl Tesler
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage focuses on a new kind of driving school that teaches young drivers a different and more effective way to drive and to drive defensively. It is followed by a comprehension question set.
Other
Gillett's Jewellers: Pearl Information
Pearl characteristics, differences between a cultured pearl and a shell-based pearl, and freshwater pearls are some of the topics featured on this page.
BBC
Bbc: 1941: Japanese Planes Bomb Pearl Harbor
On This Day is an archive of significant news stories broadcast by the BBC. Link takes you to its report of the bombing of Pearl Harbor broadcast on December 7, 1941. With in-context notes to aid understanding.
Ducksters
Ducksters: World War Ii History: Ww2 Pearl Harbor Attack for Kids
Kids learn about the history of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II. America is forced to go to join WW2.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Mademoiselle Pearl" by Guy De Maupassant
Text of the short story "Mademoiselle Pearl" by Guy de Maupassant. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)