I Never Saw Another Butterfly |
Publication Information
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Author: Volavkova, Hana (Ed.) |
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Title: I Never Saw Another Butterfly |
Date: 1993 |
Publisher: Schoken Books |
City: New York |
ISBN, paperback: 0-8052-4115-9 |
ISBN, hardback: |
Recommended audience:
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ABE/ABLE:
Yes |
ESOL:
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Family:
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Young Adult:
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Picture:
Yes |
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General Information:
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Book Type(s):
poetry
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HSE Descriptor(s):
social studies
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Summary: |
This book consists of poems and drawings done by children living in the Terezin Concentration Camp in Czechoslovakia during World War II, a solid introduction, and historical information stating the fates of the children authors/artists. Students and teachers who read the preface and closing comments carefully will find this a powerful, gripping demonstration of the devastation of the Holocaust. Programs may want to buy one copy as a reference book or a book to be excerpted. |
Teaching Ideas: |
Teachers may need to prepare students by providing a context. This is a very moving book that makes a natural part of a unit on the Holocaust or Children in War. Teachers will want to pick and choose a number of the poems and drawings to focus on, or students may want to choose a poem to present to the class. Parallels with other Holocaust-type events (such as Sarajevo) could be explored.
Terezine Memorial: www.siscr.c2/ascii/terezin/ and www2.judaica.org/pj.praguetour/terezin.html |
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