Kristallnacht

by Stephanie Fitzgerald

Overview

Nearly 8,000 Jewish-owned businesses, schools, hospitals, and homes were destroyed during one night of brutality in November 1938. German Nazis and their supporters took to the streets of Germany and Austria bent on destruction. They burned hundreds of synagogues to the ground, killed more than 100 Jews, and sent 30,000 more to concentration camps. Kristallnacht, "the night of broken glass," would mark the beginning of the Holocaust.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780756555870
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2017
Series:	Eyewitness to World War II
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	1040L (what's this?)
Age Range:	10 - 12 Years

About the Author

Stephanie Fitzgerald has been writing nonfiction for children for more than 10 years. Her specialties include history, wildlife, and popular culture. Stephanie is currently working on a picture book with the help of her daughter, Molly.

Table of Contents

Night of destruction — Germany in ruins — Hitler's rise to power — Thousand-year Reich — A shooting in Paris — Night of terror — Aftermath of Kristallnacht — Timeline — Glossary — Further reading — Internet sites — Critical thinking questions — Source notes — Select bibliography — Index.

Interviews

Primary source quotes Outstanding photographs Engaging, narrative nonfiction Maps Extensive research

Editorial Reviews

Mixing personal anecdotes with primary sources and a nonfiction narrative style, the authors present each event clearly, and colorful inserts on most pages provide additional information. . . .Despite being a slight 112 pages, each book packs an impressive amount of detailed information, as well as an emotional punch. There are many photographs, maps, and newspaper clippings inserted throughout the book. . . .The series is valuable for both junior high and young senior high school research or for any reader interested in World War II. This series is a highly recommended purchase.

VOYA

Useful for at-home reading but primarily designed for the classroom or library, this series will find a helpful and much-used place on the history education shelf.

Jewish Book Council

Because the story of Kristallnacht is so concise, this volume expands its reach. It includes detailed information about the entire era, from World War I to World War II.

Association of Jewish Libraries Reviews