Auschwitz explained to my child /
A French historian whose grandparents died in the Holocaust answers her thirteen-year-old daughter's questions about that historic event, including Hitler's rise to power, the establishment of ghettos and concentration camps, and the genocide of the Jews. Using a question-and-answer forma...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Marlowe & Co. ;
[2002]
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| Summary: | A French historian whose grandparents died in the Holocaust answers her thirteen-year-old daughter's questions about that historic event, including Hitler's rise to power, the establishment of ghettos and concentration camps, and the genocide of the Jews. Using a question-and-answer format, the new Explained to my Child series introduces profound issues. In this title, the author and her daughter, Mathilde, are at the beach, and meet Berthe, a survivor of Auschwitz. Answering Mathilde's nearly 80 questions, Wieviorka provides a concise yet unsparing history lesson about the Holocaust. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 64 pages ; 20 cm. |
| ISBN: | 1569245525 (tradepaper) 1569245169 (cloth) |