01/01/2017
Gr 4–8—This slim book chronicles the harrowing journeys made by seven children who escaped Nazi Germany via the Kindertransport. The chapters focus on specific accounts, describing the subjects' lives before the war, their families' efforts to secure safe situations for them, and their experiences living with new families. The narrative is threaded with, and occasionally dominated by, excerpts from primary sources, such as interviews and journals. Glossy pages feature black-and-white photos of the children. Their fates after their escape are saved for the concluding chapter, with several left incomplete despite the availability of more up-to-date information. This volume will find its audience among readers already familiar with the Holocaust and World War II and who are looking for additional material. However, maps are absent and sorely needed. The disjointed chronology within and between chapters may be confusing, as specific dates are infrequently mentioned. VERDICT A supplemental purchase. Pair this title with more thorough works, such as Anne L. Fox and Eva Abraham-Podietz's Ten Thousand Children: True Stories Told by Children Who Escaped the Holocaust on the Kindertransport.—Darla Salva Cruz, Suffolk Cooperative Library System, Bellport, NY
Escaping the Nazis on the Kindertransport
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Tells the stories--in their own words--of several of the thousands of Jewish children rescued from Nazi Germany between 1938 and 1940 and brought to new homes in the United Kingdom. Memoir pieces, poems, photographs, and other primary sources bring their stories to life.
Escaping the Nazis on the Kindertransport
Tells the stories--in their own words--of several of the thousands of Jewish children rescued from Nazi Germany between 1938 and 1940 and brought to new homes in the United Kingdom. Memoir pieces, poems, photographs, and other primary sources bring their stories to life.
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BN ID: | 2940172562914 |
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Publisher: | Capstone Press |
Publication date: | 08/10/2017 |
Series: | Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Stories Series |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
Age Range: | 8 - 12 Years |
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