Crime: Human Trafficking,Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Discrimination: Religious,Violence: Genocide,Violence: Sexual Assault/Rape Reference/Discussion,Violence: Suicide Reference/Discussion,Violence: War/Harsh Realities of War
A young readers’ edition of the bestselling book from Auschwitz survivor Hédi Fried that answers lasting questions about the Holocaust.
Hédi Fried was nineteen when the Nazis arrested her family and transported them to Auschwitz. While there, apart from enduring the daily horrors at the concentration camp, she and her sister were forced into hard labor before being released at the end of the war.
After settling in Sweden, Hédi devoted her life to educating young people about the Holocaust. In her 90s, she decided to take the most common questions, and her answers, and turn them into a book so that children all over the world could understand what had happened.
This is a deeply human book that urges us never to forget and never to repeat.
“Timeless lessons taught with simple eloquence.”
—Kirkus Reviews
The perfect conversation starter for educators to teach young people about the reality of the Holocaust from lived experience.
Wonderful companion piece to Art Speigelman’s Maus.
In the wake of recent reports that a shocking proportion of young people in the US know little to nothing about the Holocaust, alongside a concerning new wave of antisemitism in the US and Europe, this deeply personal first-hand account is especially timely.
Map. Time line. Glossary. Discussion questions. Further information. Recipe. Photograph of Hédi Fried. Resources. Four-color illustrations were made with pencil, pastel, and watercolor and assembled digitally.
Title alpha Questions I Am Asked About the Holocaust: A Young Reader's Edition
Level Biography Middle Plus
Pages Count 208
Genre Nonfiction
Topics Auschwitz (concentration camp). Hédi Fried (1924–2022). Holocaust survivors. Jewish Holocaust. World War II (1939–1945). Persecutions of Jews. Personal narratives. Twentieth-century history.
Lexile 950L
Trim Size 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2023-04-03
JLG Release Date Sep 2023
Minimum grade 5
Maximum grade 8
Reading level Middle
Format Print
Biography Middle Plus (Grades 5-8)
Biography Middle Plus
Biography Middle Plus (Grades 5-8)
For Grades 5-8
Fascinating biographies and autobiographies will enable middle schoolers to read about the lives, thoughts, and accomplishments of the individuals who have shaped our world. Your patrons will learn about a remarkable person each month with this 14-book category.
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