
Irena's Children
Young Readers Edition; A True Story of Courage
Tilar J. Mazzeo(Author)
Simon & Schuster (Publisher)
Published on 26. September 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-4814-4992-2 (ISBN)
Description
From New York Times bestselling author Tilar Mazzeo comes the extraordinary and long forgotten story of Irena Sendler—the “female Oskar Schindler”—who saved 2,500 children from death and deportation in Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II—now adapted for a younger audience.
Irena Sendler was a young Polish woman living in Warsaw during World War II with an incredible story of survival and selflessness. And she’s been long forgotten by history.
Until now.
This young readers edition of Irena’s Children tells her unbelievable story set during one of the worst times in modern history. With guts of steel and unfaltering bravery, Irena smuggled thousands of children out of the walled Jewish ghetto in toolboxes and coffins, snuck them under overcoats at checkpoints, and slipped them through the dank sewers and into secret passages that led to abandoned buildings, where she convinced her friends and underground resistance network to hide them.
In this heroic tale of survival and resilience in the face of impossible odds, Tilar Mazzeo and adapter Mary Cronk Farrell share the true story of this bold and brave woman, overlooked by history, who risked her life to save innocent children from the horrors of the Holocaust.
Irena Sendler was a young Polish woman living in Warsaw during World War II with an incredible story of survival and selflessness. And she’s been long forgotten by history.
Until now.
This young readers edition of Irena’s Children tells her unbelievable story set during one of the worst times in modern history. With guts of steel and unfaltering bravery, Irena smuggled thousands of children out of the walled Jewish ghetto in toolboxes and coffins, snuck them under overcoats at checkpoints, and slipped them through the dank sewers and into secret passages that led to abandoned buildings, where she convinced her friends and underground resistance network to hide them.
In this heroic tale of survival and resilience in the face of impossible odds, Tilar Mazzeo and adapter Mary Cronk Farrell share the true story of this bold and brave woman, overlooked by history, who risked her life to save innocent children from the horrors of the Holocaust.
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Edition
Reprint ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: Kindergarten and over, Interest Age: From 11 to 14 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 125 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
226 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4814-4992-2 (9781481449922)
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Other editions
Additional editions

E-Book
09/2016
1st Edition
Margaret K. McElderry Books
€8.89
Available for download
Persons
Tilar Mazzeo
Author
Food and Wine International Food Wine and Travel Writers Association
Adaption