Irena Sendler and the children of the Warsaw Ghetto
Rubin, Susan Goldman2011
Book
Using toolboxes, ambulances, and other ingenious measures, Irena Sendler defied the Nazis and risked her own life by saving and then hiding Jewish children. Her secret list of the children's real identities was kept safe, buried in two jars under a tree in war-torn Warsaw. An inspiring story of courage and compassion, this biography includes a list of resources, source. notes, and an index.
Main title:
Irena Sendler and the children of the Warsaw Ghetto / by Susan Goldman Rubin ; illustrated by Bill Farnsworth.
Edition:
1st ed.
Imprint:
New York : Holiday House, c2011.
Collation:
40 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780823422517 (hardcover)
Dewey class:
940.5318092BJ940.531809
LC class:
D804.66.S46
Language:
English
Subject:
Sendlerowa, Irena, 1910-2008 -- Juvenile literatureRighteous Gentiles in the Holocaust -- Poland -- Biography -- Juvenile literatureWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Rescue -- Poland -- Juvenile literatureHolocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Poland -- Juvenile literatureJewish children in the Holocaust -- Poland -- Warsaw -- Juvenile literatureJews -- Poland -- Warsaw -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literatureWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Poland -- Warsaw -- Juvenile literatureWarsaw (Poland) -- History -- Juvenile literatureSendlerowa, Irena, 1910-2008 -- Juvenile literatureRighteous Gentiles in the Holocaust -- Poland -- BiographyWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Rescue -- PolandHolocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- PolandJewish children in the Holocaust -- Poland -- WarsawJews -- Poland -- Warsaw -- History -- 20th centuryWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Poland -- Warsaw -- Juvenile literature -- World War, 1939-1945Warsaw (Poland) -- History
BRN:
433142