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When seven-year-old Anna's father went away on November 6 in 1939, he never returned. Alone in Poland during World War II, Anna is taken under the care of strange man whose name she never knows, but who she calls Swallow Man. Alongside a Jewish man named Reb Hirschl, the three try to survive the horrors of hiding away as a war rages around them and danger lurks at every turn.

A biography of Marie Curie, whose discovery of radium changed science and the world, and describes her childhood, education, and the hardships she faced in her professional life.

Follows the story of two girls as they forge a powerful friendship that carries them through horrific circumstances.

After the Nazis take his parents away, Aron is rescued by Janusz Korczak, the head of an orphanage, who tries to help Aron escape before he is sent to Treblinka.

Follows a young Jewish orphan in the Warsaw ghetto during World War Two as he slowly understands the horrible reality that surrounds him and attempts to steal in order to help others survive.

"At the beginning of World War II, Karolina's spirit magically travels from the war-torn Land of the Dolls to the Krakow, Poland, shop of the Dollmaker, Cyryl, and together they take great risks to save their Jewish friends"--OCLC.

" ... Marie Curie for Kids details Curie's remarkable life, from her childhood under a repressive czar in Poland to her tireless work supporting herself through college to meeting her ideal match in scientist Pierre Curie to her revolutionary research. Kids learn how Curie quietly flouted societal norms, working in full partnership with her husband while also teaching and raising two daughters. Scientific concepts are presented in a clear, accessible way, and a range of activities--from making Polish pierogi to exploring magnetism, to using electrolysis to split water--allow for exploration of Curie's life, times, and work."--Provided by publisher.

This poignant memoir by Noah Lederman, the grandson of Holocaust survivors, transports readers from his grandparents? kitchen table in Brooklyn to World War II Poland.

Examines effective education systems in other countries through the experiences of three youth from America that studied abroad.