poland

Discusses the people, traditions, folkways, holidays, family life, food, schools, sports, recreation, and history of Poland.

Provides an exploration of Jewish resistance movements in occupied Poland from 1939 to 1945, detailing their impact on Nazi efforts and how they culminated in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Spotlights successes and failures these resistance movements experienced and reveals how they contributed to the founding of Israel after the war.

In the winter of 1943, a Polish physician and her older daughter make a dangerous and arduous trek to Hungary while seven-year-old Malka, who they were forced to leave behind when she became ill, fends for herself in a ghetto.

A militant group of Polish farmers wish to present grievances and demands to Szymon Bukowski, the Communist Minister of Agriculture, and this introduces the reader to a 700-year sweep of Polish history.

A photographic introduction to Poland, providing information about the country's history, land, plants and animals, people, economy, cities, celebrations, transportation, government, and culture.

Provides an introduction to Poland, with information on the country's geography, history, culture, landmarks, wildlife, the people who have shaped its past and present, its current environmental issues, and its cuisine, festivals, and traditions, and includes maps, graphs, foreign language phrases, flags, and a timeline.

Discusses the history, geography, daily life, culture, and customs of this country of northern east-central Europe.

Presents events in the life of the Polish union organizer who after years of non-violent fighting with the government became president of his country.

A brief guide to the local customs, culture, and traditions of Poland, with additional information on places to stay and eat, business practices, and communication.

A young boy, abandoned by his parents during World War II, wanders alone from one village to another in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe.