The Whispering Town
Book - 2014
In Denmark during World War II, young Annet, her parents, and their neighbors help a Jewish family hide from Nazi soldiers until it is safe for them to leave Annet's basement.
Publisher:
Minneapolis, MN : Kar-Ben Publishing, [2014]
ISBN:
9781467711944
1467711942
1467711942
Branch Call Number:
J HF ELVGREN
Characteristics:
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, 29 cm
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Add a CommentA neat Holocaust story I had never heard before, made accessible in picture book form.
A lovely testimony to the compassion of the Danish families who helped Jews escape the Nazis in WWII. A difficult subject handled with gentleness.