Irena Sendler and the children of the Warsaw Ghetto, by Susan Goldman Rubin ; illustrated by Bill Farnsworth
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Irena Sendler and the children of the Warsaw Ghetto, by Susan Goldman Rubin ; illustrated by Bill Farnsworth
Language
eng
resource.biographical
individual biography
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illustrations
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no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Irena Sendler and the children of the Warsaw Ghetto
Oclc number
642509837
Responsibility statement
by Susan Goldman Rubin ; illustrated by Bill Farnsworth
Summary
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
Target audience
juvenile
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- Warsaw (Poland) -- History
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust -- Poland -- Biography
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Poland -- Warsaw
- Jews -- Poland -- Warsaw -- History -- 20th century
- Sendlerowa, Irena, 1910-2008
- World War, 1939-1945 + Jews + Rescue -- Poland
- Jewish children in the Holocaust -- Poland -- Warsaw
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- Warsaw (Poland) -- History
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust -- Poland -- Biography
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Poland -- Warsaw
- Jews -- Poland -- Warsaw -- History -- 20th century
- Sendlerowa, Irena, 1910-2008
- World War, 1939-1945 + Jews + Rescue -- Poland
- Jewish children in the Holocaust -- Poland -- Warsaw
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