Research Books for Children
The Holocaust
Examines the persecution of the Jewish people by German leader Adolph Hitler in the mid-twentieth century, discusses his attempts to exterminate the Jews in the death camps, and looks at what happened to the Nazis responsible for the Holocaust. Includes photographs, and a selection of primary source materials.
Willoughby, Susan. The Holocaust. Chicago, Ill: Heinemann Library, 2001. Print.
Examines the persecution of the Jewish people by German leader Adolph Hitler in the mid-twentieth century, discusses his attempts to exterminate the Jews in the death camps, and looks at what happened to the Nazis responsible for the Holocaust. Includes photographs, and a selection of primary source materials.
Willoughby, Susan. The Holocaust. Chicago, Ill: Heinemann Library, 2001. Print.
Holocaust
Explaining the complex political and social backdrop that allowed the Holocaust to occur, as well as its progression and aftermath, this comprehensive volume contains first-hand testimony from survivors and enables readers to appreciate the impact of the Holocaust on real people and the lives they and their families have rebuilt today.
Wood, Angela. Holocaust: The Events and Their Impact on Real People. New York, NY: DK Publishing, 2007. Print.
Explaining the complex political and social backdrop that allowed the Holocaust to occur, as well as its progression and aftermath, this comprehensive volume contains first-hand testimony from survivors and enables readers to appreciate the impact of the Holocaust on real people and the lives they and their families have rebuilt today.
Wood, Angela. Holocaust: The Events and Their Impact on Real People. New York, NY: DK Publishing, 2007. Print.
Terezín : voices from the Holocaust
Between 1941 and 1945, Nazi Germany turned the small town of Terezín, Czechoslovakia, into a ghetto, and then into a transit camp for thousands of Jewish people. It was a "show" camp, where inmates were forced to use their artistic talents to fool the world about the truth of gas chambers and horrific living conditions for imprisoned Jews. Here is their story, told through the firsthand accounts of those who were there. In this accessible, meticulously researched book.
Thomson, Ruth. Terezín: Voices from the Holocaust. Somerville, Mass: Candlewick Press, 2011. Print.
Between 1941 and 1945, Nazi Germany turned the small town of Terezín, Czechoslovakia, into a ghetto, and then into a transit camp for thousands of Jewish people. It was a "show" camp, where inmates were forced to use their artistic talents to fool the world about the truth of gas chambers and horrific living conditions for imprisoned Jews. Here is their story, told through the firsthand accounts of those who were there. In this accessible, meticulously researched book.
Thomson, Ruth. Terezín: Voices from the Holocaust. Somerville, Mass: Candlewick Press, 2011. Print.
Tell Them We Remember
Presents the story of the Holocaust and shows how it affected the lives of innocent people throughout Europe, using artifacts, photographs, maps, and taped oral and video histories from the collections of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.
Bachrach, Susan D. Tell Them We Remember: The Story of the Holocaust. Boston: Little, Brown, 1994. Print.
Presents the story of the Holocaust and shows how it affected the lives of innocent people throughout Europe, using artifacts, photographs, maps, and taped oral and video histories from the collections of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.
Bachrach, Susan D. Tell Them We Remember: The Story of the Holocaust. Boston: Little, Brown, 1994. Print.
The Holocaust
The broadest possible understanding of history comes from exploring multiple perspectives: from different time periods, different cultures, different ideologies. The Perspectives on Modern World History series provides multiple views of momentous events in recent history. Using primary and secondary sources, each volume provides background information on a significant event in modern world history, presents the controversies surrounding the event, and offers first-person narratives from people who lived through or were impacted by the event.
Haugen, David M, and Susan Musser. The Holocaust. Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven Press, 2011. Print.
The broadest possible understanding of history comes from exploring multiple perspectives: from different time periods, different cultures, different ideologies. The Perspectives on Modern World History series provides multiple views of momentous events in recent history. Using primary and secondary sources, each volume provides background information on a significant event in modern world history, presents the controversies surrounding the event, and offers first-person narratives from people who lived through or were impacted by the event.
Haugen, David M, and Susan Musser. The Holocaust. Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven Press, 2011. Print.