Copyright Date:
2011
Edition Date:
2011
Release Date:
12/01/10
Pages:
64 pages
ISBN:
0-7565-4392-4
ISBN 13:
978-0-7565-4392-1
Dewey:
940.53
LCCN:
2010026493
Dimensions:
24 cm.
Language:
English
Reviews:
School Library Journal
(Thu Apr 28 00:00:00 CDT 2022)
FITZGERALD, Stephanie . Children of the Holocaust . ISBN 978-0-7565-4390-7 ; ISBN 978-0-7565-4442-3 . LC 2010019975. SKOG, Jason . The Legacy of the Holocaust . ISBN 978-0-7565-4393-8 ; ISBN 978-0-7565-4444-7 . LC 2010026494. STILLE, Darlene R. Architects of the Holocaust . ISBN 978-0-7565-4392-1 ; ISBN 978-0-7565-4441-6 . LC 2010026493. ea vol: 64p. (The Holocaust Series). map. reprods. chron. glossary. Web sites.photos. bibliog. further reading. index. notes. CIP. Compass Point . 2011. PLB $33.32; pap. $8.95. Gr 6-8 These valuable titles cover the intended genocide from its political roots to the actions of those who survived to tell their stories. While Architects covers the rise of Hitler and spends some time discussing others who organized the atrocities, its latter half discusses concentration and extermination camps and the Nuremberg trials, making the book's title questionable. However, each of these volumes succeeds in outlining a horrific chapter in history without oversimplifying. The scale of the deaths perpetrated against the Jewish people is never minimized, but the content is handled in such a way that the audience can grasp the events. Each book features multiple quotes from survivors about their wartime experiences, providing voices with which young people can identify. There are many books available about the Holocaust; with their narrow focus, these four explore different terrain than is often covered, and do it with sensitivity.
Bibliography Index/Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
During the 1930s and 1940s, the Nazi government in Germany carried out one of the greatest slaughters of human beings that the world has ever known. Led by dictator Adolf Hitler, the Nazis stirred up hatred for Jews. At first they tried to force Jews out of Germany. Then they took away their civil rights. Finally, they tried to eliminate all the Jews in Europe by sending them to death camps. How could such a tragedy occur? Where did the hatred start? These are just some of the issues Architects of the Holocaust explores.