Heroes of the Holocaust (Holocaust (Compass Point Books))
by Rebecca Love Fishkin
World War II in Europe (American War) (U.S. Wars)
by R Conrad Stein
Examines the origins of World War II in Europe and discusses battles, military tactics, weaponry, new methods of destruction, and America's involvement in the war. Includes Internet links to Web sites, source documents, and photographs related to the war.
In most windows I saw people working and children playing. When the soldiers came, people began covering their windows, so I couldn't see inside anymore. But the tiny attic window of the narrow brick house behind Otto Frank's business offices had no shade. For a long time the rooms were empty. Then one day, Otto's whole family came to live there. They called their new home the Secret Annex. A story of Anne Frank, who loved a tree and the tree who promised never to forget her. For children ag...
The Holocaust: The World and the Jews - Workbook
by Morris J Sugarman
Student workbook
In pre-World War II Vienna, Lisa Jura was a musical prodigy who hoped to become a concert pianist. But when enemy forces threatened the city -- especially its Jewish population -- Lisa's parents were forced to make a difficult decision. They secured passage for only one of their three daughters through the Kindertransport, and chose to send gifted Lisa to London for safety. As she yearned to be reunited with her family where she lived in a home for refugee children on Willesden Lane, Lisa's musi...
We Must Not Forget: Holocaust Stories of Survival and Resistance (Scholastic Focus)
by Deborah Hopkinson
"Extraordinarily touching" - The Jewish ChronicleWhen everything is taken away from you, love and courage are all you have left.In 1938, the Nazis come to Vienna. They hate anyone who is different, especially Jewish people.Fritz and Kurt's family are Jewish, and that puts them in terrible danger.Fritz, along with his father, is taken to a Nazi prison camp, a terrible place, full of fear. When his father is sent to a certain death, Fritz can't face losing his beloved Papa. He chooses to go with h...
The House on the Canal: The Story of the House that Hid Anne Frank
by Thomas Harding
A house reveals the story of its inhabitants, including Anne Frank—and honors four centuries of history—in a moving and exquisitely illustrated picture book from the creators of The House by the Lake. In the middle of Amsterdam is a house on a canal with a green door. Over four hundred years, it has quietly witnessed love, desperation, and historic change. Sometimes the narrow house was splendidly decorated, humming with life and love; other times, it stood empty, in near ruins. Sometimes the...
Displaced Persons (Holocaust (Twenty-First Century)) (Holocaust History)
by Ted Gottfried
Usborne Intro to the Second World War (Second World War)
by Paul Dowswell
Anne Hutchinson (American Women of Achievement S.)
by E. Ilgenfritz
Recounts the story of the Puritan woman who was banished from her colony for being outspoken against the religious leaders there.
Holocaust Memories (In Their Own Words (Franklin Watts))
by Elaine Landau
Hiding Edith (Holocaust Remembrance) (Holocaust Remembrance Series for Young Readers)
by Kathy Kacer
Hiding Edith tells the true story of Edith Schwalb. The Schwalb family were amongst the many Jewish families who fled their homes as Nazi power increased in the lead-up to World War II. Edith was sent to Moissac, a small town in the south of France where the whole village kept the secret of a couple (Shatta and Bouli Simon) who ran a children's home in the area and protected the identity of the Jewish children who stayed there. Eventually the home is forced to close and Edith experiences many ot...
"Examines the history of genocide throughout the world, including the Holocaust, and explores the definition of the term, the importance of bearing witness, and the necessary steps to prevent genocide in the future"--Provided by publisher.
Anne Frank's Chestnut Tree (Step Into Reading: A Step 3 Book)
by Jane Kohuth
Hidden away in their secret annex in Amsterdam during World War II, Anne Frank and her family could not breathe fresh air or see the blue sky for years. But through an attic window Anne could see the branches of a tall chestnut tree. This small glimpse of nature gave Anne hope and courage. It inspired her writing, which, in turn, inspired the whole world.