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Stars of the night : the courageous children of the Czech Kindertransport / Caren Stelson ; illustrated by Selina Alko.
Van Pelt - Notable Juvenile Books D804.6 .S74 2023
Available
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stelson, Caren, 1951- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kindertransports (Rescue operations)--Czech Republic--Juvenile literature.
- Kindertransports (Rescue operations).
- World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue--Great Britain--Juvenile literature.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Czech Republic--Prague--Juvenile literature.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).
- Jewish children--Czech Republic--Juvenile literature.
- Jewish children.
- Jewish refugees--Great Britain--Juvenile literature.
- Jewish refugees.
- Jewish children--Great Britain--Juvenile literature.
- Kindertransports (Rescue operations)--Czech Republic.
- World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue--Great Britain.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Czech Republic--Prague.
- Jewish children--Czech Republic.
- Jewish refugees--Great Britain.
- Jewish children--Great Britain.
- Czech Republic.
- Czech Republic--Prague.
- Great Britain.
- Genre:
- Picture books for children.
- Juvenile works.
- Creative nonfiction.
- Informational works.
- Picture books.
- Illustrated works.
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
- Other Title:
- Courageous children of the Czech Kindertransport
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis, MN, USA : Carolrhoda Books, [2023]
- Summary:
- "The powerful and sensitively told true story of the Czech Kindertransport, which rescued 669 children from Nazi persecution on the eve of World War II"--Provided by publisher.
- "This powerful story is told from the collective perspective of the children who were rescued from Czechoslovakia on the eve of World War II, as Hitler's campaign of hatred toward Jews and political dissidents took hold. The narrative starts in 1938 and follows the children as they journey to foster families in England for the duration of the war, return to Prague afterward in an unsuccessful search for their parents, and eventually connect with Nicholas Winton, a British former stockbroker who was instrumental in bringing them to safety. Winton and the Czech Kindertransport ultimately rescued 669 children from Nazi persecution." -- Amazon.com.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Stelson, Caren, 1951- Stars of the night
- ISBN:
- 9781541598683
- 1541598687
- OCLC:
- 1319246162
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