What Was the Holocaust? by Gail Herman The Holocaust was a genocide on a scale never before seen, with as many as twelve million people killed in Nazi death camps--six million of them Jews. Gail Herman traces the rise of Hitler and the Nazis, whose rabid anti-Semitism led first to humiliating anti- Jewish laws, then to ghettos all over Eastern Europe, and ultimately to the Final Solution.
The Boy on the Wooden Box : How the Impossible Became Possible... on Schindler's List by Leon Leyson A memoir by one of the youngest Holocaust survivors describes his family's forced relocation to the Krakow Ghetto, his endurance of torturous conditions imposed by Amon Goeth and his survival through the intervention of Oskar Schindler.
All About Anne by Menno Metselaar Highlights the life and trials of the Jewish girl who spent two years hiding from the Nazis in a secret apartment in the Netherlands, and includes photographs of the famous diary and her hiding place, as well as school pictures
Book Recommendations for Grades 3 - 5 The Last Train : a Holocaust Story Daniel's Story by Rona Arato by Carol Matas In a story based on the life of the author's husband, little Paul and Daniel, a composite character fashioned to reflect the xperiencese his family, Hungarian Jews, are sent to Bergen-Belsen, survive of millions of children during the Holocaust, describes his family's many hardships, are put on a train to nowhere, and rescued by lives in pre-Nazi Frankfurt, their deportation to a ghetto, and their American soldiers. experiences in concentration camps.
The Safest Lie World War II : an Interactive History by Angela Cerrito Adventure A nine-year-old Jewish girl, helped by Irena Sendler and the by Elizabeth Raum Zegota organization, is smuggled out of the Warsaw ghetto, Describes the events of World War II and explains the significance given a new identity, and sent to live in the countryside for the of the war today. The reader's choices reveal the historical details duration of World War II. from the perspective of a member of the Dutch resistance, a Canadian soldier, and an American soldier.
Otto : Biography of a Teddy Bear The Whispering Town by Tomi Ungerer by Jennifer Riesmeyer Elvgren A teddy bear tells his life story, beginning with his creation in In Denmark during World War II, young Annet, her parents, and Germany prior to World War II, and continuing through the war and their neighbors help a Jewish family hide from Nazi soldiers until on to America, where eventually he is miraculously reunited with it is safe for them to leave Annet's basement. his original owner.
Benno and the Night of Broken Glass The Harmonica by Meg Wiviott by Tony Johnston A neighborhood cat observes the changes in German and Separated from his parents in Poland during World War II, a Jewish families in its town during the time leading up to young Jewish boy enslaved in a concentration camp, keeps Kristallnacht, The Night of Broken Glass, that becomes the hope alive while playing Schubert on his harmonica whenever true beginning of the Holocaust; this cat's-eye view the camp's commandant orders him to play. introduces the Holocaust to children in a gentle way that can open discussion of this historical period. Number the Stars The Journey that Saved Curious George : by Lois Lowry In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old the True Wartime Escape of Margret and Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she H.A. Rey helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis. by Louise Borden Describes the popular children's authors' childhoods and early life together, their travels and marriage in Brazil, and their dramatic escape from World War II-torn Europe on bicycles.