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published
January 2002
by Holiday House
binding
Paperback, 164 pages
isbn
0823417557
(isbn13: 9780823417551)
description
The remarkable story of collective and individual acts of bravery and altruism. Photos, map, bibliography, index.
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Read in May, 2008
This is the remarkable story of how the Denmark saved Danish Jews during World War II, written for young adults (ages 10 and up). It is such an incredible story of goodness, courage and deep moral conviction, and Ellen Levine tells it very well, outlining the history of the occupation in Denmark interspersed with personal accounts and wonderful photographs. She debunks some of the myths about the Danish rescues and explores some of the reasons why it was even possible to save most of the country...more
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This is a history book written for children. I loved reading it. I've been interested in learning more about the Danish Resistance for years, ever since a Danish woman I knew told us her memories of the occupation, and that Denmark had saved most of its Jews from Hitler's grasp. 95% of Denmark's Jewish population escaped, thanks to the efforts of the Danish population. There were more Danish policeman sent to concentration camps than Danish Jews. And most of the Danish Jews who were sent to Ther...more
Having lived in Denmark for two years, I wanted to get a detailed history about what happened to the Danes during WWII. This book was phenominal is describing the events that brought Denmark into the war and how they dealt with the Nazis. I very good book about an inspiring people.
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A great non-fiction teaching tool to go along with Number the Stars.
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