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Irena's jars of secrets

"The story of Irena Sendler, a Polish Catholic social worker who helped rescue nearly 2500 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto in Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II. Includes afterword, author's note, sources, and glossary"--Provided by publisher.

Main Author: Vaughan, Marcia K.
Other Authors: Mazellan, Ron.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Lee & Low Books, 2011.
Subjects:
Sendlerowa, Irena, > 1910-2008 > Juvenile nonfiction.
Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust > Poland > Biography > Juvenile.
World War, 1939-1945 > Jews > Rescue > Poland > Juvenile nonfiction.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Poland > Juvenile nonfiction.
Jewish children in the Holocaust > Poland > Warsaw > Juvenile nonfiction.
Jews > Poland > Warsaw > History > 20th century > Juvenile nonfiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Poland > Warsaw > Juvenile nonfiction.
Warsaw (Poland) > Biography > Juvenile.
Summary: "The story of Irena Sendler, a Polish Catholic social worker who helped rescue nearly 2500 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto in Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II. Includes afterword, author's note, sources, and glossary"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 9781600604393 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1600604390 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Author Notes:

Marcia Vaughan is an award-winning author of numerous books for children, including Snap!, a Junior Library Guild Selection, Whistling Dixie, an ALA Notable book, and The Secret to Freedom , a Teachers' Choices Award winner published by LEE & LOW BOOKS. A full-time author, Vaughan is a popular speaker at national and regional conferences. She lives in Vashon Island, Washington, with her husband and their son.
Ron Mazellan is the illustrator of several award-winning picture books, among them The Harmonica , which appeared in The Original Art, a gallery show of children's book illustrations. He holds an MFA degree in illustration and is a professor of art at Indiana Wesleyan University. Mazellan was drawn to Irena's Jars of Secrets by Irena Sendler's character, bravery, and selfless acts of kindness. He and his family live in Marion, Indiana. His Web site is ronmazellan.com.

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