netherlands

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netherlands

Brave deeds

how one family saved many from the Nazis
2008
Recounts how Frans Braal, a resistance worker in Holland, and his family risked their own lives to protect Dutch Jews from Nazi troops during World War II, using the story of a fictional child to tell the true story of the family's bravery.

The upstairs room

1987
A Dutch Jewish girl describes the two-and-one-half years she spent in hiding in the upstairs bedroom of a farmer's house during World War II.

Netherlands

1995
Explores the geography, history, government, economy, people, and culture of the Netherlands.

Rescued images

memories of a childhood in hiding
2001
Jacobsen's memoir focusing on the series of families that helped to hide her family from the Nazis during the Holocaust. The illustrations are collages that include the author's family photos taken during her childhood.

The secret room

2000
Two girls who are friends become separated in Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II.

Netherlands in pictures

2011
A photographic introduction to the Netherlands that provides information on the nation's geography, history, government, people, culture, and economy; and includes a time line, brief profiles of famous Dutch people, lyrics to the national anthem, and more.

Hans Brinker, or, The silver skates

2002
Hans and Gretel's dream of competing for the silver skates seems as remote as a cure for their invalid father, until a new friend comes into their lives.

The diary of a young girl

1952
The diary of a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl who died in a concentration camp during World War II.

The Netherlands

2013
"Introduces young readers to the geography and culture of the Netherlands"--Provided by publisher.

Katje, the windmill cat

2001
Katje, a cat in fifteenth-century Holland, loses her happy place in her master's home after he gets married and has a baby, but she gets a chance to prove her worth when a threatening storm comes.

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