What Was the Holocaust?
Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · June 19, 2018
A History pick for readers exploring What Was the Holocaust?.
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- Who it’s for
- A readable, age-conscious introduction brings difficult Holocaust history into focus for young readers.
- Themes
- The Holocaust, Nazi persecution of Jews, Genocide
- Genres
- Holocaust for Kids, Military & Wars, Prejudice & Racism
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A thoughtful and age-appropriate introduction to an unimaginable event—the Holocaust. The Holocaust was a genocide on a scale never before seen, with as many as twelve million people killed in Nazi death camps—six million of them Jews. Gail Herman traces the rise of Hitler and the Nazis, whose rabid anti-Semitism led first to humiliating anti-Jewish laws, then to ghettos all over Eastern Europe, and ultimately to the Final Solution.
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She presents just enough information for an elementary-school audience in a readable, well-researched book that covers one of the most horrible times in history. This entry in the New York Times best-selling series contains eighty carefully chosen illustrations and sixteen pages of black and white photographs suitable for young readers.
Careful First Context
A readable, age-conscious introduction brings difficult Holocaust history into focus for young readers.
Come here for
- Clear context on the history behind the Holocaust
- Eighty illustrations and black-and-white photographs
Expect
- A serious subject explained for an elementary-school audience
- A well-researched account handled with care
Where it sits
| Holocaust for Kids | 100% |
|---|---|
| Prejudice & Racism | 48% |
| Military & Wars | 45% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Holocaust for Kids
- Judaism for Kids
- Prejudice & Racism
- Authors
- Gail Herman
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- June 19, 2018
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- The Holocaust · Nazi persecution of Jews · Genocide
- Reading lane
- Holocaust for Kids