Herman, Gail,

What was the Holocaust? / by Gail Herman ; illustrated by Jerry Hoare. - 106 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm. - What was ... ? .

Ages 8-12.

Includes bibliographical references (page 106).

What was the Holocaust? -- Anti-Semitism -- Adolf Hitler -- The Nazis -- Hitler in power -- War! -- In the Ghetto -- Life in the Concentration Camps -- The Final Solution -- Fighting back -- Freedom! -- After -- Timelines.

"A thoughtful and age-appropriate introduction to an unimaginable event--the Holocaust. The Holocaust was a genocide on a scale never before seen, with as many as twelve million people killed in Nazi death camps--six million of them Jews. Gail Herman traces the rise of Hitler and the Nazis, whose rabid anti-Semitism led first to humiliating anti-Jewish laws, then to ghettos all over Eastern Europe, and ultimately to the Final Solution. She presents just enough information for an elementary-school audience in a readable, well-researched book that covers one of the most horrible events in history. Includes a letter from the editor and series creator, Jane O'Connor"--

ISBN: 9780451533906 0451533909

LCCN: 2018010722

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).
Genocide
Jews
World War, 1939-1945

Dewey Class. No.: 940.53/18