Irena's Jars of Secrets

Irena's Jars of Secrets PDF Author: Marcia K. Vaughan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781600604393
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Book Description
"The story of Irena Sendler, a Polish Catholic social worker who helped rescue nearly 2500 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto in Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II. Includes afterword, author's note, sources, and glossary"--Provided by publisher.

Irena's Jars of Secrets

Irena's Jars of Secrets PDF Author: Marcia K. Vaughan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781600604393
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Book Description
"The story of Irena Sendler, a Polish Catholic social worker who helped rescue nearly 2500 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto in Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II. Includes afterword, author's note, sources, and glossary"--Provided by publisher.

Jars of Hope

Jars of Hope PDF Author: Jennifer Roy
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1491460725
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33

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Book Description
"Tells Irena Sendler's story of saving 2,500 children during the Holocaust"--

Life in a Jar

Life in a Jar PDF Author: H. Jack Mayer
Publisher: Long Trail Press
ISBN: 098411131X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 523

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Book Description
Tells story of Irena Sendler who organized the rescue of 2,500 Jewish children during World War II, and the teenagers who started the investigation into Irena's heroism.

Irena's Children

Irena's Children PDF Author: Tilar J. Mazzeo
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476778515
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 352

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Book Description
Presents the story of a Holocaust rescuer to reveal the formidable risks she took to her own safety to save some 2,500 children from death and deportation in Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II.

Irena Sendler and the Children of the Warsaw Ghetto

Irena Sendler and the Children of the Warsaw Ghetto PDF Author: Susan Goldman Rubin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780823422517
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
She risked her life while helping to spirit Jewish children out of the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II.

The Story of World War II Hero Irena Sendler

The Story of World War II Hero Irena Sendler PDF Author: Marcia K. Vaughan
Publisher: Story of
ISBN: 9781620147917
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
"The Story of Irena Sendler, a Polish Catholic social worker who helped rescue nearly 2,500 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto in Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II. includes sidebars on related topics, timeline, glossary, and recommended reading"--

The Secret to Freedom

The Secret to Freedom PDF Author: Marcia K. Vaughan
Publisher: Lee & Low Books
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

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Book Description
Illustrated by Larry Johnson. Set during the years before the Civil War, this testament to the enduring bond of family tells the story of Lucy and her brother Albert, slaves who find the secret to their freedom in a sack of quilts. Part of a secret code, each pattern gives vital information to slaves planning to escape on the Underground Railroad. When Albert is caught helping the runaways and forced to flee, Lucy fears that she will never see him again. With full-page, full-colour illustrations throughout and an informative Author's Note. Ages 4-8.

Up the Learning Tree

Up the Learning Tree PDF Author: Marcia K. Vaughan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781584300496
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
A young slave boy risks his life to learn how to read and, with the unsuspecting help of a teacher from the North, begins to realize his dream.

The Whispering Town

The Whispering Town PDF Author: Jennifer Elvgren
Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing ™
ISBN: 151249660X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

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Book Description
The dramatic story of neighbors in a small Danish fishing village who, during the Holocaust, shelter a Jewish family waiting to be ferried to safety in Sweden - based on a true story. It is 1943 in Nazi-occupied Denmark. Anett and her parents are hiding a Jewish woman and her son, Carl, in their cellar until a fishing boat can take them across the sound to neutral Sweden. The soldiers patrolling their street are growing suspicious, so Carl and his mama must make their way to the harbor despite a cloudy sky with no moon to guide them. Worried about their safety, Anett devises a clever and unusual plan for their safe passage to the harbor.

Our Subway Baby

Our Subway Baby PDF Author: Peter Mercurio
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0525427546
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41

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Book Description
This gentle and incredibly poignant picture book tells the true story of how one baby found his home. "Some babies are born into their families. Some are adopted. This is the story of how one baby found his family in the New York City subway." So begins the true story of Kevin and how he found his Daddy Danny and Papa Pete. Written in a direct address to his son, Pete's moving and emotional text tells how his partner, Danny, found a baby tucked away in the corner of a subway station on his way home from work one day. Pete and Danny ended up adopting the baby together. Although neither of them had prepared for the prospect of parenthood, they are reminded, "Where there is love, anything is possible."