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This program includes a bonus interview with the authors, Michael Bornstein and his daughter, Debbie Bornstein.
In 1945, in a now-famous piece of World War II archival footage, four-year-old Michael Bornstein was filmed by Soviet soldiers as he was carried out of Auschwitz in his grandmother’s arms. Survivors Club tells the unforgettable story of how a father’s courageous wit, a mother’s fierce love, and one perfectly timed illness saved his life, and how others in his family from Zarki, Poland, dodged death at the hands of the Nazis time and again with incredible deftness. Working from his own recollections as well as extensive interviews with relatives and survivors who knew the family, Michael relates his inspirational Holocaust survival story with the help of his daughter, Debbie Bornstein Holinstat. Shocking, heartbreaking, and ultimately uplifting, this narrative nonfiction offers an indelible depiction of what happened to one Polish village in the wake of the German invasion in 1939.
In 1945, in a now-famous piece of World War II archival footage, four-year-old Michael Bornstein was filmed by Soviet soldiers as he was carried out of Auschwitz in his grandmother’s arms. Survivors Club tells the unforgettable story of how a father’s courageous wit, a mother’s fierce love, and one perfectly timed illness saved his life, and how others in his family from Zarki, Poland, dodged death at the hands of the Nazis time and again with incredible deftness. Working from his own recollections as well as extensive interviews with relatives and survivors who knew the family, Michael relates his inspirational Holocaust survival story with the help of his daughter, Debbie Bornstein Holinstat. Shocking, heartbreaking, and ultimately uplifting, this narrative nonfiction offers an indelible depiction of what happened to one Polish village in the wake of the German invasion in 1939.
32 pages, Library Binding
First published January 1, 2009
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About the author
Fredrick L. McKissack
103 books13 followersAfrican-American children's book writer, known for his collaboration with his wife, Patricia C. McKissack, on over a hundred books for children about the history of African Americans.
Husband of author Patricia C. McKissack
Father of author Fredrick L. McKissack Jr.
Husband of author Patricia C. McKissack
Father of author Fredrick L. McKissack Jr.
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November 25, 2018
I rented this book from the library for a holidays unit for Social Studies and Art in a K-1 Special Education school for students with Autism and Multiple Disabilities. The unit changed for the month, so did not get to read it to them but did read it myself. I liked the photographs but found the information too broad. That said, finding any non-fiction that is not too dry for early learners is something I am always looking for. Was not the best book but also I have seen far worse. Would have liked a little bit more detail in the text.
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