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Irena Sendler and the Children of the Warsaw Ghetto
Irena Sendler was a diminutive Polish social worker who helped spirit more than four hundred children out of the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II. 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, burie
...moreHardcover, 40 pages
Published
February 14th 2011
by Holiday House
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This is the eighth book I’ve read by Susan Goldman Rubin, and I have a ninth one on reserve at the libary. All have received 4 or 5 stars from me. She’s fast becoming one of my favorite non-fiction children’s picture book authors.
I’m deliberately reading this book and Irena's Jars of Secrets on the same day.
I was particularly touched by Irena’s story and by the way it was told by this author. It’s truly an amazing story about a remarkable woman, someone who I’m ashamed to say I’d never before he...more
I’m deliberately reading this book and Irena's Jars of Secrets on the same day.
I was particularly touched by Irena’s story and by the way it was told by this author. It’s truly an amazing story about a remarkable woman, someone who I’m ashamed to say I’d never before he...more
This is the story of a woman who organized the rescue of thousands of children from the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII. Probably very few people have heard of Irena Sendler, but her story is moving and well worth hearing. Her courage and undying belief that all people are equal can serve as an inspiration for anyone.
I loved reading about Irena Sendler and what she managed to accomplish for others through courage and a great deal of love for others. Her story will definitely stay with me. And I loved...more
I loved reading about Irena Sendler and what she managed to accomplish for others through courage and a great deal of love for others. Her story will definitely stay with me. And I loved...more
After watching The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler I was curious to learn more. I was happy to see that there was a picture book biography of her life. I was pleasantly surprised because I haven't found that many picture books set during that time period--World War II. The Holocaust isn't a subject that is easily taught or presented to young readers, the subject matter itself is difficult even for adults. (There are *some* great picture books out there, I know, I've read them. But there aren't...more
Adding to the body of Holocaust literature, this story of an incredibly brave Polish woman who risked her life countless times in order to smuggle out from the ghetto in Warsaw at least 400 children is inspiring. Irena Sendler, a Gentile with a keen sense of right and wrong, acted when others were reluctant to do so simply out of her recognition that it was the right thing to do. To do nothing when the Nazis rounded up the Jews would have been wrong in her eyes. The author lends an immediacy to...more
Irena Sendler didn’t see herself as a hero. She credited heroism to the children she rescued and the parents who set them free. Irena Sendler and the Children of the Warsaw Ghetto is a glowing example of why picture books are not just for the young. In fact, using illustrated narrative to tell the story of a difficult time in history, sets the tone and helps to place the event in time through pictures, while teaching children the importance of historical events. Sendler was a young Catholic soci...more
What I "really liked" was the story rather than the book. I had never heard of Irena Sendler, and this was an impressive and empowering story of a righteous gentile who saved hundreds of children from certain death, even though she thinks this was not heroic but rather just "normal." Wow. She and her true story are amazing, and I feel blessed to have heard it, but I wouldn't say that the book itself was terrific. I don't even know to whom I'd recommend it other than have it in my classroom as a...more
Dec 01, 2011
Judy Desetti
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Holocaust units for middle school
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Shelves:
gr-5-8,
holocaust,
picture-book-older,
nonfiction-children,
survival,
world-war-2,
young-adult
This will make a great addition to the Holocaust unit for 7th grade. This ia a story of a young Catholic nurse who risked her life many many times as she worked to save over 400 children from the Warsaw ghetto during World War II. It tells stories about various children as well as an account of Irena's bravery during the war. Irena had to wait until the fall of the Communists in 1989 to get any recognition of her heroism. Irena claims she is not a hero but rather it is the Jewish children and th...more
Irena Sendler was a heroine during WWII, yet her stories of saving Jewish children in Poland only surfaced after 1989. While this shares many of the risks she took, it also gives a picture of the children's side (one child mentioned he'd already had 32 mothers from being moved so much, and another that after being reunited he recognized his own mother only after he made it on a train and she didn't, because of how tightly she clung to him and cried when they were together again).
I loved it. We n...more
I loved it. We n...more
The illustrations are all oil paintings, and really nice. It's a really interesting story, and I'd definitely recommend it. I wish it was one that had been published when I was younger, really.
It's about Irena Sendler, a young woman from Warsaw. During the second world war, she worked as a social worker, and with a resistance party working against the Nazis. She and her group managed to smuggle hundreds* of Jewish children out of the Warsaw ghettos to safety, placing them with various orphanage...more
It's about Irena Sendler, a young woman from Warsaw. During the second world war, she worked as a social worker, and with a resistance party working against the Nazis. She and her group managed to smuggle hundreds* of Jewish children out of the Warsaw ghettos to safety, placing them with various orphanage...more
Irena Sendler helped to save many Jewish Polish children from the Nazis and their hateful brand of death. Irena was a Catholic nurse who saved the children in many ways. She taught the Jewish children Catholic prayers and sent the children to Christian homes to live out the war. She had saved a baby by putting the baby in a carpenter's box and carrying the box out of the Jewish ghetto in Warsaw. I liked the illustrations but the book seemed long for the picture style it was written.
The book told the story of Irena Sendler and how she helped get Jewish children out of the Warsaw Ghetto and place them with other families for their own protection. She also kept a list of where the children were and who their families were. This was extremely dangerous for her. Irena was a true hero.
This would be a great book to read with an older child to have a discussion with about WW2 and real life heroes. The illustrations are also very well done.
This would be a great book to read with an older child to have a discussion with about WW2 and real life heroes. The illustrations are also very well done.
Oct 21, 2011
Melanie
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Shelves:
children-s-literature,
picture-book,
non-fiction,
biographies,
jewish-people,
holocaust,
warsaw,
poland,
ghettos,
world-war-ii,
heroes
A picture book format of the story of Irena Sendler, a Polish Roman Catholic who saved more than 400 Jewish children from the horror of the Nazi regime. She found creative ways to sneak them out of the Warsaw Ghetto; such as hiding babies in tool boxes and having children climb down storm drains.
Even when arrested and tortured, having her legs and feet broken in several places, Irena never revealed a thing about her activities or the children. Amazing woman.
Even when arrested and tortured, having her legs and feet broken in several places, Irena never revealed a thing about her activities or the children. Amazing woman.
The story of Irena Sendler would likely remain unknown to most if it wasn't for this book. Through Irena's bravery, hundreds of children were saved from the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II. The story is expertly told and illustrated skillfully by Bill Farnsworth.
There is just something about WWII stories that really pulls at my heart. I find the people who worked for the underground movements and helped the Jewish people fascinating. There is something about their courage and heroism that really makes you look at your own life and wander what you would have done in a similar situation. Not everyone was strong enough to stand up for what was right, but Irena Sendler was definitely one of those heroes. Her story is similar to others who rescued Jews durin...more
This is another fine account of the heroic life of the tiny Polish social worker who saved so many Jewish children in German occupied Warsaw. The narrative makes good use of interviews with survivors who recalled their experiences.
What a brave person Irena Sendler was as she saved nearly four hundred children during World War II. Sendler's story of courage is beautifully written and illustrated with lush oil paintings. This is a very inspiring biography.
dramatic story that is so amazing you think it must have been invented for Hollywood! amazing woman who risked her life multiple times to save children from the Nazis during World War II. Beautiful artwork.
Loved it! This is a perfect example of the great children's nonfiction. Gone are the days of good pictures with some half attempted texted.
The illustrations were ok, but the story. This story is one I hadn't heard. So many people worked and risked their lives to save complete strangers. Then people gave their children to these strangers in the hopes that someone would help their child survive the war.
For such a short book, it has an impressive resources list. Once again my to read list grows b...more
The illustrations were ok, but the story. This story is one I hadn't heard. So many people worked and risked their lives to save complete strangers. Then people gave their children to these strangers in the hopes that someone would help their child survive the war.
For such a short book, it has an impressive resources list. Once again my to read list grows b...more
Jul 08, 2011
Samantha Tai
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Few people know the story of Irena Sendler, a Polish social worker who rescued nearly four hundred children from the Warsaw ghetto during World War II. This picture book tells her story.
Wow! What an amazing story about the work of Irena Sendler during WWII. Her courage and bravery is truly inspirational. Very well put together and the illustrations are lovely as well.
Historical fiction for the young adult. Interesting story about war torn Poland & the rescue efforts of one woman to help children of the jewish ghetto
Good for older children, this book looks at one woman's attempt to save the Jewish children in Poland from Nazi concentration camps.
Irena Sendler was a Polish Social worker who helped save many (exact number unknown) children from the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII. She smuggled them out in boxes, ambulences, and other ways rusking her own life to save them. This is her biography. I did not know of her, though someone told me that an adult book deals with this topic too... I think children would enjoy the book.
An inspiring introductory portrait of a "Righteous Gentile" who saved the lives of many Jewish children in Warsaw.
An important story of uncommon bravery and compassion. The world is a better place because of Irena Sendler.
An excellent accompaniment to our study of Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli.
Beautiful pictures and a story that is so inspiring.. What a heroine.
What a brave woman! I will share this with students.
Great biography for elementary students.
I never get sick of reading stories of people that on the surface seem ordinary, but in truth are extraordinary.
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