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Simple text and illustrations introduce the life, achievements, and legacy of chemist Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Includes interactive questions, a timeline, and a glossary.

Inspired by the harrowing true stories of those who hid from the Nazis in the sewers, this emotional testament to the power of friendship follows Ella, an affluent Polish girl, as she helps Sadie and her pregnant mother survive despite the worsening dangers of the war.

Describes the holidays and festivals celebrated throughout the year in Poland.

Eleven-year-old Rudi Kaplan is forced to survive in hiding when Nazi forces invade Poland and bomb his home city of Warsaw, and he trusts in his faith in God to help him survive the attack by Hitler, after his father is imprisoned, by hiding his Jewish identity.

Presents the untold story of the young Jewish women who became resistance fighters against the Nazis during World War II.

An evocatively rendered graphic-novel adaptation depicts the experiences of two Jewish children whose father is taken away by the Nazis before they make a daring resuce from their Jewish ghetto to a resistance fighter camp.

A biography of chemist Marie Curie, covering her early life, the obstacles she faced, and her impact on the world.

"Patryk and Jurek are as much friends as rivals in the small Russian-occupied Polish village where they live. When, in August 1914, Patryk finds an old button on the forest floor, Jurek becomes wildly jealous. Not long after, World War I comes to Poland, bringing one invading army after another to the village. Jurek devises an exciting dare among the seven boys in their pack: whoever steals the best military button will be Button King. The boys agree. The contest is on. The competition escalates from stealing uniform buttons on a wash line to looting the bodies of dead soldiers to setting up an ambush. Leading the charge is Jurek, who will do anything to be Button King. It's only Patryk who tries to stop Jurek's increasingly dangerous game before it leads to deadly consequences"--Provided by publisher.

"It's been years since the Nazis invaded Max Rosen's home country of Poland. All the Jewish people, including Max's family, have been forced to live in a ghetto. At least Max and his sister, Zena, had Papa with them--until two months ago, when the Nazis took him away. Now Max and Zena are on their own. One day, with barely enough food to survive, the siblings make a daring escape from Nazi soldiers into the nearby forest. They are found by Jewish resistance fighters, who take them to a safe camp. But soon, grenades are falling all around them. Can Max and Zena survive the fallout of the Nazi invasion?"--Provided by publisher.