Anne Frank, Beyond the Diary : A Photographic Remembrance, by Ruud
van der Rol and Rian Verhoeven in association with the Anne Frank House.
Viking, 1993.
Photographs, illustrations, and maps accompany historical essays, diary
excerpts, and interviews, providing an insight into Anne Frank and the massive
upheaval which tore apart her world. Reading Level: 6.4; Accelerated Reader:
6.8
Anne Frank in the World: 1929-1945
Compiled by the Anne Frank House.
Alfred A. Knopf, 2001
Black and white photos, many previously unpublished, show settings in
which Anne Frank lived beginning in Frankfurt, 1929 and ending in Amsterdam
during the liberation of Europe. Reading Level: 7th grade and up.
The Butterfly, by Patricia Polacco
Philomel Books, 2000
During the Nazi occupation of France, Monique's mother hides a Jewish
family in her basement and tries to help them escape to freedom. Reading
Level: 4.6; Accelerated Reader: 3.8
Essays describe several aspects of the Holocaust, including its background, the ghettos, the concentration camps, the victims, resistance efforts, the aftermath, and other topics; also includes a chronology, bibliography, and other reference sources.
Darkness over Denmark : the Danish resistance and the rescue of the
Jews, by Ellen Devine.
An account of people in Denmark who risked their lives to protect and
rescue their Jewish neighbors from the Nazis during World War II.
Reading Level: 5.6; Accelerated Reader: 7.2
In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer, by Irene Gut Opdyke.
Knopf, 1999
Recounts the experiences of the author who, as a young Polish girl,hid
and saved Jews during the Holocaust. Reading Level: 7.0; Accelerated Reader:
6.0
Life and death of Adolf Hitler, by James Giblin
Clarion Books, 2002
Includes bibliographical references and index. Chronicles the life of
Adolf Hitler and describes the consequences his quest for German dominance
and his hatred of the Jews brought upon the entire world.
Accelerated Reader: 9.2
Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers, 1990
1990 Newbery Medal Honor
In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis. Reading Level: 4.9; Accelerated Reader: 4.5
HarperCollins, 1987, c1972
1973 Newbery Medal Honor
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. Reading Level: 5.9; Accelerated Reader: 2.9
