President Franklin D. Roosevelt called 7 December 1941 "a date which will live in infamy". Early that morning hundreds of Japanese fighter planes unexpectedly attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. More than 2,000 Americans were killed and the battleships of the Pacific Fleet lay in ruins. The brutal attack launched the United States into war, a conflict that engulfed the world.

Nearly 8,000 Jewish-owned businesses, schools, hospitals and homes were destroyed during one night of brutality in November 1938. German Nazis and their supporters took to the streets of Germany and Austria bent on destruction. They burnt hundreds of synagogues to the ground, killed more than 100 Jews and sent 30,000 more to concentration camps. Kristallnacht, "the night of broken glass", would mark the beginning of the Holocaust.

Hoping to finally end World War II, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, on 6 August 1945. Three days later, the US dropped another massive bomb on Nagasaki, Japan. The result was total devastation. Within seconds of the blasts, more than 120,000 men, women and children died. Thousands more would die from radiation sickness in the months to come. The war was over but the ongoing fear of nuclear destruction had begun.

People started creating cat breeds around 200 years ago. Since then cat lovers have treasured beloved breeds such as the gentle Persian, the chatty Siamese, and the energetic Abyssinian. In this book, young readers will learn all about today's most popular breeds, as well as some of the most unusual! Young cat enthusiasts will also enjoy discovering what makes each breed unique, whether it's the almost hairless Sphynx or the Maine Coon's double-layer coat.

People started creating cat breeds around 200 years ago. Since then cat lovers have treasured beloved breeds such as the gentle Persian, the chatty Siamese, and the energetic Abyssinian. In this book, young readers will learn all about today's most popular breeds, as well as some of the most unusual! Young cat enthusiasts will also enjoy discovering what makes each breed unique, whether it's the almost hairless Sphynx or the Maine Coon's double-layer coat.