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Irena Sendler and the children of the Warsaw Ghetto

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...

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Main Author: Rubin, Susan Goldman.
Other Authors: Farnsworth, Bill (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Holiday House, c2011.
Edition: 1st ed.
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) > History > Juvenile nonfiction.
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.
Physical Description: 40 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780823422517 (hardcover)
0823422518 (hardcover)
Author Notes: Susan Goldman Rubin grew up in the Bronx and dreamed of becoming an artist. She illustrated her first three picture books but then turned to writing nonfiction, mainly about art and history, and is the author of more than 55 books for young people. Her titles include Diego Rivera: An Artist For The People, They Call Me A Hero: A Memoir of My Youth, Music Was It! Young Leonard Bernstein, Everyone Paints! The Art and Lives of the Wyeth Family, and Freedom Summer: The 1964 Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi.

Most recently Susan has created board books based on fine art for very young children. Her titles include Counting with Wayne Thiebaud, Andy Warhol's Colors, and Matisse: Dance For Joy.

Susan has been an instructor in the UCLA Extension Writers' Program for 20 years.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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