Whispering Town, The
Publication Information
Author:  Elvren, Jennifer	Illustrator:  Santomuro, Fabio
Title:  Whispering Town, The	Date:  2014
Publisher:  Kar-Ben	City:  Minneapolis
ISBN, paperback:	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    easy reading, historical fiction
HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies
Summary:
In 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. Worried about their safety, Anett thinks of a clever and unusual plan to get them safely to the harbor.
Teaching Ideas:
Create a time line of the advance of Nazi oppression. Watch Schindler's List to go along with this book and read other books about people who helped the Jewish people fleeing Nazi cruelty.
Teaching Strategies:
K-W-L Instruction Strategy    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/k_w_l.pdf
Literature Circles    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/lit_circles.pdf
Types of Journals    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/types_of_journals.pdf
Problem and Solution Outline and Text Frame    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/prob_solution.pdf
Unsent Letters    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/unsent_letters.pdf
Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
Geography > locations > continents/regions > Eastern Europe History > region > Germany > well-known people > Gutenberg, Johannes History > region > Germany > well known people > Hitler, Adolph History > topic > war > World War II > Nazi Germany History > topic > war > World War II > Nazis History > topic > war > World War II > concentration/internment camps

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