Ann Byers
Author
Publisher
Enslow Publishers
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"Discusses the Kindertransport, including the people who organized the operation, how the transports worked, the children's lives who escaped on a transport, and how ten thousand children were saved from the Holocaust"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Enslow Publishers
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"Examines the rescue of the Danish Jews during World War II, including background on Denmark and the Holocaust, firsthand accounts from the many people involved, and how thousands of Jews were saved from the Nazis"--Provided by publisher.
3) Squanto
Author
Publisher
Cavendish Square
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"From kidnap victim to slave to world traveler to helper, Squanto's story is far bigger than what is typically told at Thanksgiving. The Native American famous for enabling the Pilgrims to survive also helped establish a peace between European settlers and Native Americans that lasted forty years. This book takes young readers into Squanto's life and world as it describes his tribe and contrasts his culture with the ways of the newcomers to his land....
4) Sacagawea
Author
Publisher
Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"From her tragic abduction as a young girl to her confident and accomplished seat as navigator and translator for the Corps of Discovery, Sacagawea emerged a heroine in the story of America's westward expansion. Young readers will learn of Sacagawea's tribe and culture, her deeds as part of the Lewis and Clark expedition, and her life in the years that followed. This book explores relations between Native Americans and newcomers to their lands and...
Author
Series
Publisher
Rosen Pub
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Describes volunteer and internship opportunities best suited for those who love animals, including working at animal shelters, volunteering at kennel clubs, and fostering service animals, and describes the work required for each position.
Author
Publisher
Rosen Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Kristallnacht, or "Night of Broken Glass," was an event that was one of thousands of horrors inflicted on Jews throughout Germany and Austria in a single night and day, November 9-10, 1938. The Nazis destroyed Jewish businesses, synagogues, and personal property and killed nearly one hundred people. Although not the first instance of violence against Jews, it was the beginning of a campaign of savagery unequalled in modern history. This gripping narrative...
Author
Publisher
Rosen Pub
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
This exciting book provides solid tips in planning for a first apartment, including strategies to help in searching for one. It also offers readers guidance in trying to avoid possible differences with roommates (such as suggestions for terms to be covered in a roommate agreement). Students learn about planning for the costs of living on their own, budgeting for expenses, including moving, rent, utilities, food, transportation, and maintenance, as...
Author
Series
Publisher
Enslow Publishers, Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Fanatical anti-Semitism and the persecution of Jews ended in the Holocaust's horrific legacy, the murder of nearly 6 million Jews. Author Ann Byers analyzes the factors that led to the persecution of Jews, as well as the rise and fall of Hitler's Third Reich.
Author
Series
Publisher
Enslow Publishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
The Nazis set up concentration and death camps in order to isolate, torture, and murder millions of men, women, and children. Author Ann Byers details the system of camps in Europe during the Holocaust. Byers recounts the horrifying conditions suffered by camp inmates as well as their struggles for life and hope in a world gone mad. The remains of many camps still stand today to serve as a chilling reminder of the Holocaust.
Author
Series
Publisher
Rosen Central
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Krav maga is the unarmed part of Israeli combat, and a contact sport of defense techniques that are growing in popularity around the world. It is different from traditional mixed martial arts in that it is based on the evolving lessons learned on the battlefield and in fighting terrorists. Krav maga combines boxing, Judo, and Brazilian Jui-Jitsu. In this thrilling book, MMA aficionados learn the history and development of the sport, from Imi Lichtenfeld,...