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Amelia to Zora: Twenty-Six Women Who Changed the World
Minute biographies of 26 illustrious women with quotes from each. Discover woman who have changed people's lives and read about their childhood, hardships and successes to inspire girls and women of all ages.
| Author: Chin-Lee, Cynthia |
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social studies
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Amelia to Zora: Twenty-Six Women Who Changed the World
Minute biographies of 26 illustrious women with quotes from each. Discover woman who have changed people's lives and read about their childhood, hardships and successes to inspire girls and women of all ages.
| Author: Chin-Lee, Cynthia |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Around the World in a Hundred Years
During the late 15th century, explorers sailed a relatively unknown world in search of gold and spices. By turns ambitious and cruel, these explorers changed the map of the world in 100 years. The book includes many maps, notes, a bibliography, and an i
| Author: Fritz, Jean |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Castle
This engaging informational book tells the story of the step-by-step planning and construction of a (fictitious) castle in England in the last part of the 13th century. Eventually the castle is attacked by Welsh soldiers, but it withstands the siege. Th
| Author: Macaulay, David |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Cloudmakers, The
In A.D. 751 during a time of war, a Chinese grandfather and grandson have 7 days to prove that they can "make clouds" or risk being sold into slavery. The result is Chinese paper, which earns them their freedom and marks a turning point in human history.
| Author: Rumford, James |
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social studies
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Dateline: Troy
A compelling retelling of the Trojan War story is juxtaposed with newspaper clippings (WWI--Gulf War). The clippings help to develop context for the story. They also reveal powerful parallels between the world of Homer's Iliad and our own.
| Author: Fleischman, Paul |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Encounter
An old Taino man tells a story about his childhood, about the day the invaders came and his people welcomed them. At the end it is clear that he is talking about Columbus. The book ends with an author's note. This is a powerful book with superior illust
| Author: Yolen, Jane |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Food
The evolution of the acquisition, distribution, and consumption of food throughout history is described in interesting text and colorful, informative illustrations. The author includes a helpful glossary.
| Author: Ventura, Piero |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | science
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Heroes
The author provides 12 biographies of important men throughout the world and throughout history that she illustrates in the art style of the time and place. An introduction, maps, and a list of further reading make this a useful book in the classroom.
| Author: Hazell, Rebecca |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Houses
An illustrated history of the construction of houses presents interesting information about the evolution of family dwellings.
Leonardo Da Vinci
This biography of Da Vinci's life has beautiful illustrations in various Renaissance styles and a pronunciation guide, a foreword about the historical period, and a postscript that demonstrates the vulnerability of works of art.
| Author: Stanley, Diane |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | language arts - reading
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Library Book, The
Although the title is a clever pun, this book recounts the history of storing language from tablets to information systems, highlighting famous libraries in the process. Side bars include additional facts and many web sites are included in the resources.
| Author: Sawa, Maureen |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Metropolis
This book provides a detailed look at 10 cities, from 11th century Jerusalem to 20th century New York City. Readers will learn about culture, architecture, and everyday life over the centuries as well as historical information about the cities themselves.
| Author: Lorenz, Albert |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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O Jerusalem
This book is a tribute to Jerusalem in honor of its 3000th year. Each poem is accompanied by a wonderful illustration and a paragraph of information about the history or traditions of Jerusalem.
One World, Many Religions
Illustrated with colored photographs, the book explores the world's major religions--Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Confucianism, and Taoism. The origins, forms of worship, traditions, sacred writings, and major holidays are described.
| Author: Osbourne, Mary |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Pantheon, The
Although few records survive to describe the construction of the Pantheon in Rome in A.D. 128, the author uses modern technology and scientific problem solving to carefully explain and illustrate the construction feat.
| Author: Dutemple, Lesley |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | science
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Picture Book of Simon Bolivar, A
Adler describes Simon Bolivar's life and character, showing how his courage and dedication enabled him to achieve his goal: to liberate his native Venezuela from Spain.
| Author: Adler, David |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Pyramid
Black and white illustrations accompany this nonfiction account, a process of building an Egyptian pyramid. Some teachers may want to use this as a reference; some students may love poring over the details. The book ends with a glossary.
| Author: Macaulay, David |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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| Author: fletcher, susan |
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literature and arts | literature and arts | literature and arts | literature and arts | literature and arts
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Silk Route, The
Here is a pictorial and textual journey along the legendary trade route from China to Byzantium in 700 A.D. as silk and other commodities change hands many times. Maps and a reference section provide extended uses of the book.
| Author: Major, John |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Starry Messenger
The simply told story of Galileo's life and "house arrest" for his work in physics and astronomy is enriched with historic maps, journal entries and lavish illustrations.
| Author: Sis, Peter |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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When Plague Strikes: The Black Death, Smallpox, AIDS
This carefully written book contains three parts: a prologue, a five-chapter account of the Black Plague, a five-chapter account of the causes and effects of smallpox, a seven-chapter account of AIDS, and a fascinating conclusion on the failures of antibi
| Author: Giblin, James Cross |
HSE Descriptors:
science | social studies
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Written in Bones
This thoroughly researched book explores human history through the study of bones. Maps, photographs, and archival materials illustrate the text. The text is complex and the print small.
| Author: Bahn, Paul |
HSE Descriptors:
science | social studies
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And the Soldiers Sang
A fictional story about the 1914 Christmas Truce of WW I when Allied and German soldiers came together in friendship on the battle field. Illustrated in graphic novel style haunting artwork, the writing cuts through the gloomy circumstances with examples
| Author: Lewis, J. Patrick |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | social studies
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Century That Was, The
Each of the 11 chapters of this fascinating look back at the 20th century focuses on a different topic: war, immigration, transportation, politics, religion, the environment, etc. Each chapter is written by a noted young adult author. Several different ty
| Author: Giblin, James Cross (Ed.) |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | science
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Darkness over Denmark
Written in the form of snippets of interviews, this book tells the stories of the Danish Resistance and the rescue of Jews in WW II. This is an important and inspiring story, which may be unknown to many.
| Author: Levine, Ellen |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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E. E. Cummings
This extensive biography of the American poet and artist, E. E. Cummings, also conveys the history of the times, especially of artistic movements. Drawings, archival photographs, and segments of poems expand the biographical information.
| Author: Reef, Catherine |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Harlem Hellfighters, The
This book is mostly about the "Harlem Hellfighters," the 369th Infantry Regiment in WWI. This story is set in the larger context of the role of African American men in war prior to WWI.
| Author: Myers, Walter Dean |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Hell Fighters: African American Soldiers in World War I
This book tells the story of the "Hell Fighters," a voluntary infantry that was one of the few African American regiments to see action during World War I.
| Author: Cooper, Michael L. |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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In Flanders Field
Fascinating information about Word War I is interwoven with the poem "In Flanders Field" and details about its author and the soldiers who inspired it.
| Author: Granfield, Luida |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | language arts - reading
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Language of Doves, The
On her sixth birthday, Julietta's grandfather gives her one of his homing pigeons and tells her about his experiences raising and training doves for military use in Italy during WWI.
| Author: Wells, Rosemary |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Little History of the World, The
Originally written in 1936 by a famous art historian and published in a new translation in 2005, this Euro-centric view of world events provides an accessible panorama of history, generalized but with sufficient detail to be interesting. Occasionally the
Nellie Bly
This biography recounts the life of the woman who opened up the field of journalism to women through her undercover investigative reporting during the turn of the century through WW I.
| Author: Fredeen, Charles |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Night the Bells Rang, The
This short novel (76 pages), told from the point of view of a farm boy, tells the story of Mason's struggles with a bully, and of his growing up. Although the book has the feel of a reminiscence, the emotions are complex and the characters ring true.
| Author: Kinsey-Warnock, Natalie |
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Something out of Nothing: Marie Curie and Radiation
This is a very readable biography of Marie Curie and her discovery of radiation.
| Author: McClafferty, Carla |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Starting Home
The full title of this book is Starting Home: The Story of Horace Pippin, Painter. Lyons tells the story of Pippin, an African-American painter, with a style that makes compelling reading. The book chronicles the effect of history and the impac
| Author: Lyons, Mary |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Timelines Flight: Fliers and Flying Machines
This nonfiction book contains information related to aviation and aviators (starting with Daedalus and Icarus). The book is densely illustrated; all illustrations are captioned, and some are labeled. A time line, a glossary, and an index conclude the bo
| Author: Jefferis, David |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Truce
Ostensibly writing about the real "Christmas truce" of Dec. 25, 1914, the author provides excellent historical material about the origins and maneuvers of this period of World War I. Photographs give immediacy to the text and back pages and maps provide
| Author: Murphy, Jim |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Truce
Ostensibly writing about the real "Christmas truce" of Dec. 25, 1914, the author provides excellent historical material about the origins and maneuvers of this period of World War I. Photographs give immediacy to the text and back pages and maps provide
| Author: Murphy, Jim |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Waiting for the Evening Star
This beautifully illustrated book is about Berty, a small boy who lives a happy life in a Vermont farming community. Berty's life changes when his older brother, Luke, decides to leave the family farm to become a soldier in WWI.
| Author: Wells, Rosemary |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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War Game
Based on true events, this book tells about a group of boys who go to fight in the trenches of WWI. It describes the incident of one amazing Christmas when all animosities are put aside. The powerful anti-war message is accompanied by charming watercolo
| Author: Foreman, Michael |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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History > topic > war > World War II
After the War Was Over
In this charming book, Michael Foreman describes growing up in post-World War II England and preparing to be an artist. His text, watercolors, and illustrated memorabilia evoke innocence and pleasure in a world recovering from war.
| Author: Foreman, Michael |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Angels of Mercy
This book is about the army nurses of WW II. Chapters about WW II in general, about nurses in Europe, and about nurses in the Pacific are loosely connected. Some text recounts important events of the war; other portions tell more personal recollections. I
| Author: Kuhn, Betsy |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Attack on Pearl Harbor
Subtitled "The true story of the day America entered World War II," this book describes the attack on Pearl Harbor from the perspectives of four people, both Japanese and American. Excerpts about others who were influenced by the attack are also provided,
| Author: Tanaka, Shelley |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Baseball Saved Us
A young boy in an internment camp finds baseball to be his saving grace, although his determination and spirit is what sees him through.
| Author: Mochizuki, Ken |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Black and White Airmen: Their True Story
The history of airmen in WWII is told through the experiences of two men from Cincinnati, one African American and one Caucasian. Information about race relations at the time is woven throughout the narrative.
| Author: Fleischman, John |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Children of Topaz, The
The authors provide an introduction to the history of the Japanese internment camps in the United States during World War II as well as a Reference and Reading List. The book is a journal kept by a third-grade class taught by Anne Yamauchi in such a camp
| Author: Tunnell, Michael & Chilcoat, George |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Code Talkers
After attending a white boarding school where his Navajo language and culture were belittled and punished, Ned Begay served as a code talker with the US Marines during operations in the Pacific during World War II. The narrator tells his story to his gra
| Author: Bruchac, Joseph |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Coming On Home Soon
A kitten comforts a young African American girl as she and her grandmother wait for the mother's return from working in Chicago during World War II.
| Author: Woodson, Jaqueline |
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Day That Changed America, A :D-Day June 6, 1944
The story of D-day, the freeing of France from Nazi control. Told through four real men: a paratrooper, a medic, an infantryman, and a fighter pilot. It is illustrate with paintings and also uses actual photos. It gives reality to this historic event.
| Author: Tanaka, Shelley |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Day That Changed America, A :D-Day June 6, 1944
The story of D-day, the freeing of France from Nazi control. Told through four real men: a paratrooper, a medic, an infantryman, and a fighter pilot. It is illustrate with paintings and also uses actual photos. It gives reality to this historic event.
| Author: Tanaka, Shelley |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Freedman relates this biography of Eleanor Roosevelt with the interest of suspense fiction which is accompanied by extensive archival photographs. The book traces her evolution from a shy young girl from an unhappy home to America's most acclaimed First
| Author: Freedman, Russell |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Faithful Elephants: A True Story
During WW II many zoo animals starved, by order of the Army, or had to be killed. The story, set in a Tokyo zoo, shows animals' helplessness in the face of human destruction.
| Author: Tsuchiya, Yukio |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Farm Summer 1942, The
Beautifully illustrated by Barry Moser, this reminiscence tells the story of a young boy's summer months at his grandparent's farm during World War II.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Russell Freedman scores his usual high marks for this biography of FDR, complete with excellent archival photographs and bibliographical information for further study.
| Author: Freedman, Russell |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Russell Freedman scores his usual high marks for this biography of FDR, complete with excellent archival photographs and bibliographical information for further study.
| Author: Freedman, Russell |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Grand Mosque of Paris: A Story of How Muslims Rescued Jews During the Holocaust, The
Although the authors found little documentary evidence to substantiate the oral stories of how Jews were sheltered in the Grand Mosque and given Arab identity cards during the Nazi occupation of Paris in WW II, they tell an important story with excellent
| Author: Ruelle, Karen Gray |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Grand Mosque of Paris: A Story of How Muslims Rescued Jews During the Holocaust, The
Although the authors found little documentary evidence to substantiate the oral stories of how Jews were sheltered in the Grand Mosque and given Arab identity cards during the Nazi occupation of Paris in WW II, they tell an important story with excellent
| Author: Ruelle, Karen Gray |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Hammerin' Hank Grenberg: Baseball Pioneer
The story of Hank Greenberg, first Jewish ballplayer inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Sommer explores the world of baseball as it became more inclusive and gives details of how Greenberg was an exceptional player.
| Author: Sommer, Shelley |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | language arts - reading
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Heroes
Donnie, a Japanese American boy, finally escapes the role of "bad guy" in war games with his peers with the help of his father and uncle.
I Am an American: A True Story of Japanese Internment
Both the close, personal view and the broader societal view of the U.S. and especially Japanese Americans during WW II are portrayed here. The text is illustrated with photographs taken at the time. An index and a few maps are also included.
| Author: Stanley, Jerry |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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I Have Seen Castles
A 67-year-old man remembers growing up in Pittsburgh and falling in love with a young woman pacifist who couldn't understand why he would want to go overseas to fight.
Importance of Oskar Schindler, The
This biography of Oskar Schindler focuses on his heroic actions to save Jews from persecution and death. A great deal of general information about WW II in Europe is also provided. (Note: This is a violent book because of the subject matter.)
| Author: Roberts, Jack L. |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Let the Celebrations Begin!
During WW II, in the concentration camps, women hoarded buttons and odds and ends in order to make the children dolls and presents for the day they would be released. Although the art has been criticized for being too whimsical for its grim subject matte
| Author: Wild, Margaret |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Love You, Soldier
This touching story about the effects of WW II on one family is told through the eyes of seven-year-old Katie. (NOTE: This is a short chapter book that will be very easy for students to read.)
| Author: Hest, Amy |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot
During the occupation of Germany after WW II, a young girl writes a letter to an American airlift pilot who drops chocolates to children. The author includes a biography of Col. Halvorsen, "the chocolate pilot" of the title.
Number the Stars
In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis. It is about the power of the Danish Resistance, heroes of a nation, the power of human decency over th
| Author: Lowry, Lois |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | language arts - reading
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October 45
Subtitled "Childhood Memories of the War," this book tells the author's observations of life from September, 1939, when France and England enter the war against Germany, through October, 1945, when Besson goes back to school in peace for the first time.
| Author: Besson, Jean Louis |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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One More Border
Illustrated with paintings, documents, and photos, this is the true story of a family's escape from war-torn Europe during WW II.
| Author: Kaplan, William |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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One Thousand Tracings: Healing the Wounds of World War II
One family in the USA begins an effort to help those in Europe suffering from the aftermath of WWII by sending shoes and other needed supplies.
| Author: Judge, Lita |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Our Eleanor
Organized like a scrapbook with themed chronological divisions that contain short texts, this very personable and balanced biography of Eleanor Roosevelt emphasizes her complexity and self-growth and her evolution as a political activist. The author incl
| Author: Fleming, Candace |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Passage to Freedom
Hiroki Sugihara tells the true story of how his father, who was Japanese consul to Lithuania during World War II, issued visas to Jews to escape the Nazis without the approval of his government. The afterword supplements the story with the consequences o
| Author: Mochizuki, Ken |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Picture Book of Dwight David Eisenhower, A
This is another in the series of excellent biographies by David Adler. It's a cradle-to-grave glimpse at Ike. It is easy to know Eisenhower through Adler's carefully placed quotes and primary source photographs.
| Author: Adler, David |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Picture Book of Jesse Owens, A
This very readable biography tells the life story of Jesse Owens, the 1936 Olympic star, and the prejudice he combated throughout his life. The book ends with a page of notes and a page of dates.
| Author: Adler, David |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Rosie the Riveter
This carefully researched book tells the story of the millions of women who worked in factories during WW II, how they got there, and how they were persuaded to return home after the war was over. The volume is illustrated with archival photographs and c
| Author: Colman, Penny |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Shadow Children, The
While visiting his grandfather in France, Etienne discovers a secret from the days of World War II and the Nazis.
| Author: Schnur, Steven |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Timelines Flight: Fliers and Flying Machines
This nonfiction book contains information related to aviation and aviators (starting with Daedalus and Icarus). The book is densely illustrated; all illustrations are captioned, and some are labeled. A time line, a glossary, and an index conclude the bo
| Author: Jefferis, David |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Unbreakable Code, The
A young Navajo boy, who must leave his Southwest home, draws courage from his grandfather's story about being a "Code Talker" during WWII.
| Author: Hunter, Sara |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Under the Shadow of Wings
Obie, a developmentally disabled boy dies causing a variety of emotional response from his friend Tatnall, an 11-year-old girl.
V is for Victory: America Remembers WWII
This amazingly detailed book provides the reader with a capsule history of one of the most horrific wars in history. The photographs, maps, headlines, etc. add to the books impact. This is a perfect reference book. Open this book to all the drama, passion
| Author: Krull, Kathleen |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Where the Action Was
These somewhat uneven memoirs chronicle the experiences of women journalists and photographers during WW II.
| Author: Colman, Penny |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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With a Hammer for My Heart
When 15-year-old Lawanda befriends a WW II veteran living in an old school bus, she sets in motion events that will change her life and all those around her. The well-written story unfolds with each chapter telling the story from the point of view of eac
| Author: Lyon, George Ella |
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History > topic > war > World War II > atom bomb
Faithful Elephants: A True Story
During WW II many zoo animals starved, by order of the Army, or had to be killed. The story, set in a Tokyo zoo, shows animals' helplessness in the face of human destruction.
| Author: Tsuchiya, Yukio |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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My Hiroshima
This book tells the story of a Japanese survivor of the atomic bomb and offers a perspective on how the "enemy" suffered too.
| Author: Morimoto, Junko |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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On the Wings of Peace
This is a collection of illustrations and various types of text, all provided by noted authors and illustrators, that focus on issues related to peace. Many cultures are represented among characters and in illustrations.
| Author: Hamanaka, Sheila (comp.) |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | social studies
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Shin's Tricycle
This powerful story tells about the effects of the atom bomb on an ordinary Japanese family, especially on the little boy Shin. It ends with an author's note about the Peace Museum.
| Author: Kodama, Tatsuharu |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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History > topic > war > World War II > concentration/internment camps
Four Perfect Pebbles: A Holocaust Story
Author's memoir of the years that shaped her childhood as her Jewish family is trapped in Nazi Germany, sent to prison camps, and escapes to the United States.
| Author: Perl, Lila and Blumenthal, Marion Lazan |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | social studies
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Hana's Suitcase
When a suitcase with Hana Brady's name on it arrives at the Toyko Children's Holocaust Education Center, the children have many question about who Hana might have been. In an effort to answer those questions, Fumiko Ishioka, the center's curator, begins a
| Author: Levine, Karen |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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I Never Saw Another Butterfly
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 tea
| Author: Volavkova, Hana (Ed.) |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Imprisoned: The Betrayal of Japanese Americans During World War II
This amazing book takes the reader inside the internment camps and shows the fortitude of the people who survived and thrived despite the hardships imposed on them. An amazing book for readers of all ages. Beautiful photos add to the text.
| Author: Sandler, Martin W. |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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In Memory's Kitchen
While prisoners in Teresienstadt (Terezin) concentration camp, Jewish women created a book of recipes of foods remembered. The introduction relates the fascinating history of this unique cookbook.
| Author: De Silva, Cara |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Journey, The
The text tells the history of the Japanese in America. The photographs depict sections of an enormous mural which the author created to "open the past, hoping to chase away the demons of prejudice and injustice."
| Author: Hamanaka, Sheila |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Let the Celebrations Begin!
During WW II, in the concentration camps, women hoarded buttons and odds and ends in order to make the children dolls and presents for the day they would be released. Although the art has been criticized for being too whimsical for its grim subject matte
| Author: Wild, Margaret |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Luba, the Angel of Bergen-Belsen
This is the story of Luba Tryszynska, a prisoner at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp who hid 52 abandoned Jewish children until the camp was liberated. Front and back matter establish the historical context with a map and a bibliography. An epilogue tel
| Author: McCann, Michelle R. |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Maus I: My Father Bleeds History
This is the first of two volumes about the experiences of the author's parents in the Nazi concentration camps during WWII. The author depicts Jews as mice and Nazis as cats in his illustrations.
| Author: Spiegelman, Art |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Maus II: A Survivor's Tale
A powerful graphic novel about a father who survived the Nazi concentration camps and his son in which Jews are depicted as mice and Nazis as cats. The story jumps back and forth between the present life in the Catskills and the past life in the camps.
| Author: Spiegelman, Art |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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My Secret Camera
As a young man in the Lodz Ghetto in Poland, Mendel Grossman, secretly took hundreds of photographs to document the miserable life of the people in the ghetto and their struggles for survival. Simple text accompanies the photographs.
| Author: Smith, Frank Dabba |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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No Pretty Pictures: A Child of War
A touching recounting of a Jewish child's survival in Nazi Poland. Hidden with her Catholic nanny, Anita and her younger brother are hidden for years but are eventually caught and imprisoned. After freedom, they are both sent to a sanatorium for tubercul
| Author: Lobel, Anita |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | social studies
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Real Time
A gripping story told in real time (hence the title)from the viewpoints of several characters involved in the bombing of an Israeli bus.
| Author: Kass, Pnina Moed |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Sarah's Key
The story of the roundup of the Jews in France during WWII. A heart-wrenching look at the infamous collaboration of French officials with the Nazis It is told through two people: a 10-year-old Jewish girl and an American journalist 60 years later.
| Author: de Rosnay, Tatiana |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | language arts - reading
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V is for Victory: America Remembers WWII
This amazingly detailed book provides the reader with a capsule history of one of the most horrific wars in history. The photographs, maps, headlines, etc. add to the books impact. This is a perfect reference book. Open this book to all the drama, passion
| Author: Krull, Kathleen |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
|
History > topic >war> World War II > concentration/internment camps > Japanese internment camps
Angel Island
An historical account of the discrimination against the Asian immigrants in the late 1800s-early 1900s. Angel Island, located near Alcatraz Island, was the Ellis Island of the west coast of the U.S. but was more of a prison than a welcoming center. Drawi
| Author: Russell Freedman |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | language arts - reading
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Baseball Saved Us
A young boy in an internment camp finds baseball to be his saving grace, although his determination and spirit is what sees him through.
| Author: Mochizuki, Ken |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Children of Topaz, The
The authors provide an introduction to the history of the Japanese internment camps in the United States during World War II as well as a Reference and Reading List. The book is a journal kept by a third-grade class taught by Anne Yamauchi in such a camp
| Author: Tunnell, Michael & Chilcoat, George |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Home of the Brave
In a dream-like story and illustrations, Allen Say captures the infamy, dislocation, and loss experienced by Japanese Americans in the internment camps during World War II.
| Author: Say, Allen |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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I Am an American: A True Story of Japanese Internment
Both the close, personal view and the broader societal view of the U.S. and especially Japanese Americans during WW II are portrayed here. The text is illustrated with photographs taken at the time. An index and a few maps are also included.
| Author: Stanley, Jerry |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Imprisoned: The Betrayal of Japanese Americans During World War II
This amazing book takes the reader inside the internment camps and shows the fortitude of the people who survived and thrived despite the hardships imposed on them. An amazing book for readers of all ages. Beautiful photos add to the text.
| Author: Sandler, Martin W. |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Mei Ling in China City
Twelve year old Mei Ling Lee helps her parents during the Moon Festival celebration and raises money for Chinese women and children refugees in 1942. She also has a friend whose family was relocated to Manzanar War Relocation Center because she is Japanes
| Author: Smith, Icy |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Mei Ling in China City
Twelve year old Mei Ling Lee helps her parents during the Moon Festival celebration and raises money for Chinese women and children refugees in 1942. She also has a friend whose family was relocated to Manzanar War Relocation Center because she is Japanes
| Author: Smith, Icy |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Remembering Manzanar
Shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. government ordered forced evacuation of Japanese Americans who lived in the western U.S. This is the story of one relocation camp, Manzanar. The text is supported with archival photographs, end notes, Int
| Author: Cooper, Michael L. |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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So Far From the Sea
A Japanese American visits Manazar, a Japanese relocation camp in World War II, to visit the grave of a grandfather.
| Author: Bunting, Eve |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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V is for Victory: America Remembers WWII
This amazingly detailed book provides the reader with a capsule history of one of the most horrific wars in history. The photographs, maps, headlines, etc. add to the books impact. This is a perfect reference book. Open this book to all the drama, passion
| Author: Krull, Kathleen |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
|
History > topic > war > World War II > Dunkirk
Little Ships, The
The book tells the story of an English girl and her father who participate in the real armada of fishing boats that evacuated allied soldiers from Dunkirk in World War II. A Foreword and an Author's Note provide supplementary historical information.
| Author: Borden, Louise |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
|
History > topic > war > World War II > Holocaust
Anne Frank
If you wonder why read another book on Anne Frank, look at this beautifully and realistically illustrated story that simply relates the political situation and gives the characters more three-dimensional personalities. A chronology in the end papers adds
| Author: Poole, Josephine |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Anne Frank
If you wonder why read another book on Anne Frank, look at this beautifully and realistically illustrated story that simply relates the political situation and gives the characters more three-dimensional personalities. A chronology in the end papers adds
| Author: Poole, Josephine |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Anne Frank: Beyond the Diary
This nonfiction reference book is filled with photographs and details about Anne Frank, her family, and the world in which she lived.
| Author: Verhoeven, Rian & van der Rol, Ruud |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Bearing Witness
This selection of powerful personal stories of the Holocaust in various literary and artistic forms gives testimony of the extraordinary bravery of ordinary people. A map of concentration camps, a bibliography, and brief introductory notes for each excer
| Author: Rochman, Hazel & McCampbell, Darlene (Eds.) |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Boy in the Striped Pajamas, The
Bored and lonely after his family moves from Berlin to a place called "Out-with" (Auschwitz) in 1942, Bruno, the son of a Nazi officer, befriends a boy in striped pajamas who lives behind a wire fence. Bruno climbs into the camp to spend more time with hi
| Author: Boyne, John |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
|
Butterfly, The
During the Nazi occupation of France, Monique discovers that her mother is a member of the Resistance, and that a secret trap door conceals a Jewish family in hiding. Monique and the secret "guest" become nighttime playmates until terror threatens.
| Author: Polacco, Patricia |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Cats in Krasinski Square, The
With a simple text and marvelous watercolors, Hesse tells a true story of the bravery of the Jewish Resistance who helped the Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II. End matter provides more historical background.
| Author: Hesse, Karen |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Children We Remember, The
Archive photographs and a simple text tell the story of the Nazis' attempt to starve and kill the Jews during WW II.
| Author: Abells, Chana |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Christmas Tapestry
While seeking to renovate their church, a minister and his son help reunite a Jewish couple separated in World War II.
| Author: Polacco, Patricia |
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Escaping into the Night
Thirteen year old Halina escapes from a Polish ghetto to a forest community of Jews where she and her friends Batya and Reuven learn to survive despite brutality, extreme hardship, and loss of family. Although this book is fiction, there were real commu
| Author: Friedman, D. Dina |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
|
Four Perfect Pebbles: A Holocaust Story
Author's memoir of the years that shaped her childhood as her Jewish family is trapped in Nazi Germany, sent to prison camps, and escapes to the United States.
| Author: Perl, Lila and Blumenthal, Marion Lazan |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | social studies
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Hana's Suitcase
When a suitcase with Hana Brady's name on it arrives at the Toyko Children's Holocaust Education Center, the children have many question about who Hana might have been. In an effort to answer those questions, Fumiko Ishioka, the center's curator, begins a
| Author: Levine, Karen |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
|
Hidden Child
A survivor of the Holocaust describes with illustrations and text his hiding in France during World War II and his search for his family and friends after the war.
| Author: Millman, Isaac |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
|
Hitler Youth
By following a dozen German youth, the author examines the attraction and occasionally the resistance of the role of the Hitler youth movement in Nazi Germany. The author includes additional material for further exploration.
| Author: Bartoletti, Susan Campbell |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | language arts - reading | science
|
I Never Saw Another Butterfly
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 tea
| Author: Volavkova, Hana (Ed.) |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
|
Importance of Oskar Schindler, The
This biography of Oskar Schindler focuses on his heroic actions to save Jews from persecution and death. A great deal of general information about WW II in Europe is also provided. (Note: This is a violent book because of the subject matter.)
| Author: Roberts, Jack L. |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
|
In Memory's Kitchen
While prisoners in Teresienstadt (Terezin) concentration camp, Jewish women created a book of recipes of foods remembered. The introduction relates the fascinating history of this unique cookbook.
| Author: De Silva, Cara |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Luba, the Angel of Bergen-Belsen
This is the story of Luba Tryszynska, a prisoner at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp who hid 52 abandoned Jewish children until the camp was liberated. Front and back matter establish the historical context with a map and a bibliography. An epilogue tel
| Author: McCann, Michelle R. |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
|
Maus I: My Father Bleeds History
This is the first of two volumes about the experiences of the author's parents in the Nazi concentration camps during WWII. The author depicts Jews as mice and Nazis as cats in his illustrations.
| Author: Spiegelman, Art |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
|
Maus II: A Survivor's Tale
A powerful graphic novel about a father who survived the Nazi concentration camps and his son in which Jews are depicted as mice and Nazis as cats. The story jumps back and forth between the present life in the Catskills and the past life in the camps.
| Author: Spiegelman, Art |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
|
Memories of Survival
A mother and daughter create a narrative in stitchery and text of the mother's life in Poland during the Nazi occupation.This collection of memories of the holocaust provides a first hand account of danger, despair and hope. The detailed tapestries provid
| Author: Krinitz, Esther Nisenthal & Steinhardt, Bernice |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
|
Midnight Zoo, The
When their Gypsy encampment is attacked by Germans during WWII, three Romanian children flee. In an abandoned town, they find a zoo where the animals tell their stories as everyone seeks to reclaim their lives and freedom.
| Author: Harnett, Sonya |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | social studies | language arts - writing
|
My Secret Camera
As a young man in the Lodz Ghetto in Poland, Mendel Grossman, secretly took hundreds of photographs to document the miserable life of the people in the ghetto and their struggles for survival. Simple text accompanies the photographs.
| Author: Smith, Frank Dabba |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
|
No Pretty Pictures: A Child of War
A touching recounting of a Jewish child's survival in Nazi Poland. Hidden with her Catholic nanny, Anita and her younger brother are hidden for years but are eventually caught and imprisoned. After freedom, they are both sent to a sanatorium for tubercul
| Author: Lobel, Anita |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | social studies
|
One Yellow Daffodil: A Hanukkah Story
Morris Kaplan, a Holocaust survivor, owns a flower shop that two children visit each Friday to buy Sabbath flowers. The children are surprised to learn that their friend Morris hasn't celebrated Hanukkah since his childhood. They insist that he join the
| Author: Adler, David |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
|
Picture Book of Anne Frank, A
This picture book retells the familiar story made famous by the The Diary of Anne Frank of a young Jewish girl who goes into hiding with her family in Amsterdam during the Nazi occupation in World War II. Although the book includes a few quotati
| Author: Adler, David |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
|
Rescued Images
The author contributes a moving and strikingly illustrated memoir of her experience of being a "hidden child" in Holland during World War II and its far-reaching effect.
| Author: Jacobsen, Ruth |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
|
Rose Blanche
A young girl shares her food with those behind barbed wire in Nazi Germany. The title was the name of the German resistance movement during Hitler's regime.
| Author: Innocenti, Roberto |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
|
Sarah's Key
The story of the roundup of the Jews in France during WWII. A heart-wrenching look at the infamous collaboration of French officials with the Nazis It is told through two people: a 10-year-old Jewish girl and an American journalist 60 years later.
| Author: de Rosnay, Tatiana |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | language arts - reading
|
Shadow Children, The
While visiting his grandfather in France, Etienne discovers a secret from the days of World War II and the Nazis.
| Author: Schnur, Steven |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
|
Star of Fear, Star of Hope
As a young girl living in France during the Nazi occupation, Helen can't understand why her best friend Lydia must wear a yellow star. The friends part when Lydia leaves a birthday party to warn her family that the Nazis are rounding up Jews. The friend
| Author: Hoestlandt, Jo |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
|
V is for Victory: America Remembers WWII
This amazingly detailed book provides the reader with a capsule history of one of the most horrific wars in history. The photographs, maps, headlines, etc. add to the books impact. This is a perfect reference book. Open this book to all the drama, passion
| Author: Krull, Kathleen |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
|
History > topic > war > World War II > Nazi Germany
Boy in the Striped Pajamas, The
Bored and lonely after his family moves from Berlin to a place called "Out-with" (Auschwitz) in 1942, Bruno, the son of a Nazi officer, befriends a boy in striped pajamas who lives behind a wire fence. Bruno climbs into the camp to spend more time with hi
| Author: Boyne, John |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
|
Cat with the Yellow Star, The: Coming of Age in Terezin
Ela Weissberger's life before, during, and after she and her family were forced to live in the Jewish ghetto of Terezin during WWII. Photographs reinforce Ela's memories of survival and hope.
| Author: Rubin, Susan Goldman |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
|
Disaster of the Hindenburg, The
The author describes the last flight of the Hindenburg through the eyes of some if the passengers and crew. Included are pictures and diagrams of the great airship.
| Author: Tanaka, Shelley |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
|
Four Perfect Pebbles: A Holocaust Story
Author's memoir of the years that shaped her childhood as her Jewish family is trapped in Nazi Germany, sent to prison camps, and escapes to the United States.
| Author: Perl, Lila and Blumenthal, Marion Lazan |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | social studies
|
Hitler Youth
By following a dozen German youth, the author examines the attraction and occasionally the resistance of the role of the Hitler youth movement in Nazi Germany. The author includes additional material for further exploration.
| Author: Bartoletti, Susan Campbell |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | language arts - reading | science
|
Life and Death of Adolf Hitler, The
The book provides an insightful and well written biography of Adolf Hitler. The book gives an historical prospective of the time in which Hitler lived to add to the understanding of the biography. The book is well written and gives interesting details abo
| Author: Giblin, James Cross |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
|
Midnight Zoo, The
When their Gypsy encampment is attacked by Germans during WWII, three Romanian children flee. In an abandoned town, they find a zoo where the animals tell their stories as everyone seeks to reclaim their lives and freedom.
| Author: Harnett, Sonya |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | social studies | language arts - writing
|
Nazi Olympics, The
Published by the U. S. National Holocaust Museum, this history documents the manipulation of the 1936 Olympics in Berlin by Hitler and the Nazi party and presents the controversy of whether to participate or not on the part of nations and individuals. Ar
| Author: Bachrach, Susan |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
|
Rose Blanche
A young girl shares her food with those behind barbed wire in Nazi Germany. The title was the name of the German resistance movement during Hitler's regime.
| Author: Innocenti, Roberto |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
|
V is for Victory: America Remembers WWII
This amazingly detailed book provides the reader with a capsule history of one of the most horrific wars in history. The photographs, maps, headlines, etc. add to the books impact. This is a perfect reference book. Open this book to all the drama, passion
| Author: Krull, Kathleen |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
|
History > topic > war > World War II > Nazis
Butterfly, The
During the Nazi occupation of France, Monique discovers that her mother is a member of the Resistance, and that a secret trap door conceals a Jewish family in hiding. Monique and the secret "guest" become nighttime playmates until terror threatens.
| Author: Polacco, Patricia |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
|
Children We Remember, The
Archive photographs and a simple text tell the story of the Nazis' attempt to starve and kill the Jews during WW II.
| Author: Abells, Chana |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
|
Darkness over Denmark
Written in the form of snippets of interviews, this book tells the stories of the Danish Resistance and the rescue of Jews in WW II. This is an important and inspiring story, which may be unknown to many.
| Author: Levine, Ellen |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
|
Grand Mosque of Paris: A Story of How Muslims Rescued Jews During the Holocaust, The
Although the authors found little documentary evidence to substantiate the oral stories of how Jews were sheltered in the Grand Mosque and given Arab identity cards during the Nazi occupation of Paris in WW II, they tell an important story with excellent
| Author: Ruelle, Karen Gray |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
|
Grand Mosque of Paris: A Story of How Muslims Rescued Jews During the Holocaust, The
Although the authors found little documentary evidence to substantiate the oral stories of how Jews were sheltered in the Grand Mosque and given Arab identity cards during the Nazi occupation of Paris in WW II, they tell an important story with excellent
| Author: Ruelle, Karen Gray |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
|
Life and Death of Adolf Hitler, The
The book provides an insightful and well written biography of Adolf Hitler. The book gives an historical prospective of the time in which Hitler lived to add to the understanding of the biography. The book is well written and gives interesting details abo
| Author: Giblin, James Cross |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
|
Maus I: My Father Bleeds History
This is the first of two volumes about the experiences of the author's parents in the Nazi concentration camps during WWII. The author depicts Jews as mice and Nazis as cats in his illustrations.
| Author: Spiegelman, Art |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
|
Memories of Survival
A mother and daughter create a narrative in stitchery and text of the mother's life in Poland during the Nazi occupation.This collection of memories of the holocaust provides a first hand account of danger, despair and hope. The detailed tapestries provid
| Author: Krinitz, Esther Nisenthal & Steinhardt, Bernice |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
|
Star of Fear, Star of Hope
As a young girl living in France during the Nazi occupation, Helen can't understand why her best friend Lydia must wear a yellow star. The friends part when Lydia leaves a birthday party to warn her family that the Nazis are rounding up Jews. The friend
| Author: Hoestlandt, Jo |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
|
Literature and Language
Literature and Language > literature
Literature and Language > literature > world
Literature and Language > literature > world > Arabian Nights
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| Author: fletcher, susan |
HSE Descriptors:
literature and arts | literature and arts | literature and arts | literature and arts | literature and arts
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Literature and Language > world literature
Androcles and the Lion
This book retells the fable of Androcles, a runaway Roman slave, who befriends a wounded lion.
| Author: Nolan, Dennis |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Cupid and Psyche
This is a retelling of the classic Greek myth.
| Author: Craft, M. Charlotte |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
|
Don Quixote and the Windmills
This retelling of the famous Spanish novel by Cervantes recounts Don Quixote's first adventure as a knight. An Author's Note contributes historical information about Cervantes.
| Author: Kimmel, Eric |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
|
Lives of the Writers: Comedies, Tragedies (and What the Neighbors Thought)
Organized chronologically, the book offers short biographies of famous writers with intriguing anecdotes to encourage readers to seek the literary works. The book includes a useful index, a glossary of literary terms and a short bibliography. Each biblio
| Author: Krull, Kathleen |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
|
Shakespeare, His World and His Work
This book explores the world of William Shakespeare through beautiful illustrations and diagrams, quotations from plays, a detailed timeline, a bibliography, and a closer look at five plays--A Midsummer Night's Dream, Macbeth, King L
| Author: Rosen, Michael |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Tempest, The
This is a prose retelling of Shakespeare's play The Tempest, a story of an exiled Duke and his daughter during their stay on an enchanted island. The book ends with an author's note.
| Author: Shakespeare, William (retold by Coville, Brice) |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Twelfth Night
This is a narrative retelling of Shakespeare's play. Many of the famous lines are embedded in the narrative.
| Author: Shakespeare, William (retold B. Coville) |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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