Resources: Grade 6-9
Print Resources
DK Children's Illustrated Encyclopedia. New York, N.Y: Dorling Kindersley, 2010. Internet resource. Print.
Description: The Encyclopedia has sections discussing the Holocaust. The "Yellow Star," "Ghettos," "Final Solution," "Anne Frank," and the "Resistance" are all addressed in this visual encyclopedia. The companion website offers several links to sites providing related history, timelines, and stories suitable for this age group.
Description: The Encyclopedia has sections discussing the Holocaust. The "Yellow Star," "Ghettos," "Final Solution," "Anne Frank," and the "Resistance" are all addressed in this visual encyclopedia. The companion website offers several links to sites providing related history, timelines, and stories suitable for this age group.
Bos, Samone. Take Me Back to the Beginning. London: DK Pub, 2008. Print.
Description: This encyclopedia by DK covers world history throughout the ages. It specifically explores the Holocaust through the eyes of a brother and sister. The book is designed for students in grades 5-9.
Description: This encyclopedia by DK covers world history throughout the ages. It specifically explores the Holocaust through the eyes of a brother and sister. The book is designed for students in grades 5-9.
Charny, Israel W. Encyclopedia of Genocide. Santa Barbara, Calif: ABC-CLIO, 1999. Print.
Description: Alphabetical entries define names, places, and events related to genocide, the Holocaust being one section. B&W photos, charts, maps, graphs, and tables complement the text. Valuable as an authoritative source for facts and stats and provides primary source documents.
Description: Alphabetical entries define names, places, and events related to genocide, the Holocaust being one section. B&W photos, charts, maps, graphs, and tables complement the text. Valuable as an authoritative source for facts and stats and provides primary source documents.
Historical Atlas of the Holocaust. New York: MacMillan Pub, 1996.
Description: This atlas presents the Holocaust through geographical details utilizing 230 full-color maps and more than 500 photographs. The book was extensively researched and even comes with and enhanced interactive CD-ROM. Has favorable reviews from Booklist and School Library Journal.
Description: This atlas presents the Holocaust through geographical details utilizing 230 full-color maps and more than 500 photographs. The book was extensively researched and even comes with and enhanced interactive CD-ROM. Has favorable reviews from Booklist and School Library Journal.
Gilbert, Martin. Atlas of the Holocaust. New York: William Morrow and Company, 1993.
Description: This atlas is the product of seven years' research, and presents the Nazi attempt to annihilate the Jews. It contains 316 maps drawn by world-renowned historian Martin Gilbert.
Description: This atlas is the product of seven years' research, and presents the Nazi attempt to annihilate the Jews. It contains 316 maps drawn by world-renowned historian Martin Gilbert.
Berenbaum, Michael. The World Must Know: The History of the Holocaust As Told in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Boston: Little, Brown, 1993. Print.
Description: A walk through the National Holocaust Memorial Museum. This book uses narratives, pictures, and victim's quotes to tell the story of the Holocaust and provides an extensive bibliography. Choice and Booklist highly recommend the title. If you are not able to visit the museum then bring the museum to your students.
Description: A walk through the National Holocaust Memorial Museum. This book uses narratives, pictures, and victim's quotes to tell the story of the Holocaust and provides an extensive bibliography. Choice and Booklist highly recommend the title. If you are not able to visit the museum then bring the museum to your students.
Wood, Angela. Holocaust: The Events and Their Impact on Real People. New York, NY: DK Publishing, 2007. Print.
Description: The book provides bite-size narratives next to photographs, documents, artwork, and quotes, putting a human face to Holocaust history beginning with early Jewish life and ending with the modern day response to the Holocaust. Propaganda, ghettos, and the Kinder-transport are just a few topics discussed. The accompanying DVD offers first person testimonies from survivors. Part of Children's Core Collection.
Description: The book provides bite-size narratives next to photographs, documents, artwork, and quotes, putting a human face to Holocaust history beginning with early Jewish life and ending with the modern day response to the Holocaust. Propaganda, ghettos, and the Kinder-transport are just a few topics discussed. The accompanying DVD offers first person testimonies from survivors. Part of Children's Core Collection.
Wigoder, Geoffrey, ed. The Holocaust, 4V. United States of America: Grolier, 1997. Print.
Description: Listed as part of the Middle School & Junior High Core Collection."Essential for middle school libraries and useful wherever a basic guide on the Holocaust is required." -Library Journal
Description: Listed as part of the Middle School & Junior High Core Collection."Essential for middle school libraries and useful wherever a basic guide on the Holocaust is required." -Library Journal
Thomson, Ruth. Terezín: Voices from the Holocaust. Somerville, Mass: Candlewick Press, 2011. Print.
Description: Thomson provides primary source materials about the small town of Terezin, Czechoslovakia where large numbers of gifted Jewish artists and writers were imprisoned in a ghetto. The inmates were forced to use their artistic talents to fool the world about the truth of the gas chambers and horrific conditions. A generous sampling of the artistry is included in the book. This book is most highly recommended by Children's Core Collection and an ALA (American Library Association) Notable Children's Book.
Description: Thomson provides primary source materials about the small town of Terezin, Czechoslovakia where large numbers of gifted Jewish artists and writers were imprisoned in a ghetto. The inmates were forced to use their artistic talents to fool the world about the truth of the gas chambers and horrific conditions. A generous sampling of the artistry is included in the book. This book is most highly recommended by Children's Core Collection and an ALA (American Library Association) Notable Children's Book.
Adler, David A. We Remember the Holocaust. Paw Prints, 2009. Print.
Description: Through survivor interviews, archival photographs, and personal snapshots from survivors the history of the Holocaust appears. The book provides extensive chronology, glossary, and list of suggested books, makes this a useful researching tool. Listed on Middle School & Junior High Core Collection and had excellent reviews from Booklist.
Description: Through survivor interviews, archival photographs, and personal snapshots from survivors the history of the Holocaust appears. The book provides extensive chronology, glossary, and list of suggested books, makes this a useful researching tool. Listed on Middle School & Junior High Core Collection and had excellent reviews from Booklist.
Bachrach, Susan D. Tell Them We Remember: The Story of the Holocaust. Boston: Little, Brown, 1994. Print.
Description: The book draws on artifacts, photographs, maps, and taped oral/ video histories from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. You can trace what is happening to specific youth throughout different times during the Holocaust. The book is broken into three sections: Germany before, during the Nazi regime, and the final solution.
Description: The book draws on artifacts, photographs, maps, and taped oral/ video histories from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. You can trace what is happening to specific youth throughout different times during the Holocaust. The book is broken into three sections: Germany before, during the Nazi regime, and the final solution.
Nicholson, Dorinda M. S. Remember World War II: Kids Who Survived Tell Their Stories. Washington, D.C: National Geographic, 2005. Print.
Description: The book provides a glimpse of WWII through the eyes of children. Not only does the book cover the lives Holocaust children but also the lives of children in Tokyo and even Japanese American detention camps. This book a part of the Middle School & Junior High Core Collection.
Description: The book provides a glimpse of WWII through the eyes of children. Not only does the book cover the lives Holocaust children but also the lives of children in Tokyo and even Japanese American detention camps. This book a part of the Middle School & Junior High Core Collection.
Bartoletti, Susan Campbell. Hitler Youth: Growing Up In Hitler's Shadow. n.p.: Scholastic Nonfiction, 2005.
Description: A Newbery Medal honor book in 2006, using oral histories, diaries, letters, and interviews with those living through the Holocaust when combined present history from those who were there. The book also provides a thorough bibliography and reading list. Horn Book and Booklist gave great reviews. Part of Children's Core Collection.
Description: A Newbery Medal honor book in 2006, using oral histories, diaries, letters, and interviews with those living through the Holocaust when combined present history from those who were there. The book also provides a thorough bibliography and reading list. Horn Book and Booklist gave great reviews. Part of Children's Core Collection.
Zeinert, Karen. The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Brookfield, Conn: Millbrook Press, 1993. Print.
Description: Zeinert provides background information about the Warsaw Ghetto as well as explaining German and Nazi anti-Semitism. The also discusses the brutality of the SS and contains an extensive bibliography and chapter notes. School Library Journal and Booklist praised the book as "excellent" and "concise."
Description: Zeinert provides background information about the Warsaw Ghetto as well as explaining German and Nazi anti-Semitism. The also discusses the brutality of the SS and contains an extensive bibliography and chapter notes. School Library Journal and Booklist praised the book as "excellent" and "concise."
Meltzer, Milton. Rescue: The Story of How Gentiles Saved Jews in the Holocaust. New York: Harper & Row, 1988. Print.
Description: This story chronicles the lives of gentiles who rescued their Jewish neighbors during WWII. It describes the efforts of Germans, Polish, Dutch, and others who risked their own lives to save friends and strangers while the Holocaust occurred. Ranked one of the Best Books of 1988 (SLJ), and Best Books for Young Adults (ALA), this is "a story that needs telling." ---School Library Journal
Description: This story chronicles the lives of gentiles who rescued their Jewish neighbors during WWII. It describes the efforts of Germans, Polish, Dutch, and others who risked their own lives to save friends and strangers while the Holocaust occurred. Ranked one of the Best Books of 1988 (SLJ), and Best Books for Young Adults (ALA), this is "a story that needs telling." ---School Library Journal
Rittner, Carol, and Sondra Myers. The Courage to Care: Rescuers of Jews During the Holocaust. New York: New York University Press, 1986. Print.
Description: This book is a companion volume to the Academy Award nominated documentary of the same title. The book uses first-person oral reflections of those Gentiles who risked their lives to save Jews. The book is written for older grades, but some accounts could be read by teachers to students.
Description: This book is a companion volume to the Academy Award nominated documentary of the same title. The book uses first-person oral reflections of those Gentiles who risked their lives to save Jews. The book is written for older grades, but some accounts could be read by teachers to students.
Biographies
Frank, Anne. The Diary of Anne Frank. London: Macmillan Children's Books, 1995. Print.
Description: Anne Frank's work was one of the first diaries to emerge from the Holocaust and was provided by her father, the only survivor in her family, as a legacy. You can visit museums about Anne, watch plays about her, and you can also read her original words in her diary.
Description: Anne Frank's work was one of the first diaries to emerge from the Holocaust and was provided by her father, the only survivor in her family, as a legacy. You can visit museums about Anne, watch plays about her, and you can also read her original words in her diary.
Reiss, Johanna. The Upstairs Room. Bridgewater, NJ: distributed by Paw Prints/Baker & Taylor, 2007. Print.
Description: A Newbery Honor Book, and Middle School Junior High Core Collection "most highly recommended" autobiography, chronicles the life of Annie a Jewish Holland native. Written from the perspective of a child Annie recalls her days hiding from Nazis at a Dutch farmer's home with her older sister Sini.
Description: A Newbery Honor Book, and Middle School Junior High Core Collection "most highly recommended" autobiography, chronicles the life of Annie a Jewish Holland native. Written from the perspective of a child Annie recalls her days hiding from Nazis at a Dutch farmer's home with her older sister Sini.
Borden, Louise. His Name Was Raoul Wallenberg: Courage, Rescue, and Mystery During World War II. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2012. Print.
Description: A biography about a Swedish born Gentile who saved thousands of Jews during the Holocaust. The author did extensive research before writing Raoul's story as a rescuers. It had favorable reviews from Horn Book and School Library Journal with Booklist stating "this is an important addition to Holocaust curriculum."
Description: A biography about a Swedish born Gentile who saved thousands of Jews during the Holocaust. The author did extensive research before writing Raoul's story as a rescuers. It had favorable reviews from Horn Book and School Library Journal with Booklist stating "this is an important addition to Holocaust curriculum."
Goldenberg, Linda. In Kindling Flame: The Story of Hannah Senesh 1921-1944. London: Vallentine Mitchell, 2011. Print.
Description: The book traces the life of a 17-year-old Hungarian Jew named Hannah Senesh. The book utilizes Hannah's diary, family correspondence, and recollections of her companions to tell a tale of a Jew who escaped only to return as a Paratrooper to save her family and others. In the end she is shot as a traitor, but her story and poems live on. Favorable reviews from Horn Book and the School Library Journal.
Description: The book traces the life of a 17-year-old Hungarian Jew named Hannah Senesh. The book utilizes Hannah's diary, family correspondence, and recollections of her companions to tell a tale of a Jew who escaped only to return as a Paratrooper to save her family and others. In the end she is shot as a traitor, but her story and poems live on. Favorable reviews from Horn Book and the School Library Journal.
Daniëls, Fred. Shadows in Twilight: A 1940-1945 Testimony. Jerusalem: Gefen, 1992. Print.
Description: An autobiography of a twelve-year-old Jewish boy and his survival during WWII. Originally written in Dutch, it has been translated into English.
Description: An autobiography of a twelve-year-old Jewish boy and his survival during WWII. Originally written in Dutch, it has been translated into English.
Kramer, Clara, and Stephen Glantz. Clara's War: One Girl's Story of Survival. New York: Ecco, 2009. Print.
Description: Kramer writes about her time hiding in a basement in Poland during the Holocaust. This book based on her diary reveals tensions amongst those hiding as well as details about the Polish family who shielded them from the Nazis. ALA's RUSA Sophie Brody Award Honor Book (2010) and Booklist Editor's Choice: Adult Books for Young Adults (2009). Booklist writes, "a must for Holocaust curriculum."
Description: Kramer writes about her time hiding in a basement in Poland during the Holocaust. This book based on her diary reveals tensions amongst those hiding as well as details about the Polish family who shielded them from the Nazis. ALA's RUSA Sophie Brody Award Honor Book (2010) and Booklist Editor's Choice: Adult Books for Young Adults (2009). Booklist writes, "a must for Holocaust curriculum."
Kor, Eva M, and Lisa Rojany-Buccieri. Surviving the Angel of Death: The Story of a Mengele Twin in Auschwitz. Terre Haute, IN: Tanglewood, 2009. Print.
Description: A horrific story about a set of twins who endured medical torture during the Holocaust. Written by one of the twins it is a story of survival and ultimately forgiveness of the Nazis. Recommended by the School Library Journal and Library Media Connection it is listed on Middle and Junior High Core Collection list.
Description: A horrific story about a set of twins who endured medical torture during the Holocaust. Written by one of the twins it is a story of survival and ultimately forgiveness of the Nazis. Recommended by the School Library Journal and Library Media Connection it is listed on Middle and Junior High Core Collection list.
Wiesel, Elie. Night. New York: Bantam Books, 1982. Print.
Description: A powerful memoir written by the only surviving member of his family, Elie Wiesel chronicles his life in the Ghetto, through deportations to Auschwitz and Buchenwald, and saying goodbye to his father. This book may be to graphic for the younger audience, but those starting high school may be ready for this tragic yet powerful true story. Many of Wiesel's words have been quoted over the years.
Description: A powerful memoir written by the only surviving member of his family, Elie Wiesel chronicles his life in the Ghetto, through deportations to Auschwitz and Buchenwald, and saying goodbye to his father. This book may be to graphic for the younger audience, but those starting high school may be ready for this tragic yet powerful true story. Many of Wiesel's words have been quoted over the years.
Electronic Resources
The Anne Frank Center USA
URL: http://annefrank.com/
Description: Explore the life and diary of Anne Frank. This website links to its' partner website in Amsterdam providing timelines, video excerpts, and a 3D hiding place to explore. Teaching resources are available as well as diary excerpts. Click on "Who is Anna" to explore interactive features.
URL: http://annefrank.com/
Description: Explore the life and diary of Anne Frank. This website links to its' partner website in Amsterdam providing timelines, video excerpts, and a 3D hiding place to explore. Teaching resources are available as well as diary excerpts. Click on "Who is Anna" to explore interactive features.
Children of the Holocaust: The Museum of Tolerance
URL: http://www.museumoftolerance.com/site/c.tmL6KfNVLtH/b.5759983/k.6B50/Children_of_the_Holocaust/apps/nl/newsletter2.asp
Description: This division of the Museum of Tolerance provides photos and short biographies of children caught up in the Holocaust. You can look up specific children, or browse the many faces. Great resource to use when assigning biographical reports to students. Puts names and faces to the victims.
URL: http://www.museumoftolerance.com/site/c.tmL6KfNVLtH/b.5759983/k.6B50/Children_of_the_Holocaust/apps/nl/newsletter2.asp
Description: This division of the Museum of Tolerance provides photos and short biographies of children caught up in the Holocaust. You can look up specific children, or browse the many faces. Great resource to use when assigning biographical reports to students. Puts names and faces to the victims.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
URL: http://www.ushmm.org/education/
Description: The Museum provides educational resources for teachers and students as well as audio, video, and photographic resources about the Holocaust. The website also provides a "Holocaust Encyclopedia." If you are unsure of how to teach a Holocaust unit, or want to know more about the History of the Holocaust look no further.
URL: http://www.ushmm.org/education/
Description: The Museum provides educational resources for teachers and students as well as audio, video, and photographic resources about the Holocaust. The website also provides a "Holocaust Encyclopedia." If you are unsure of how to teach a Holocaust unit, or want to know more about the History of the Holocaust look no further.
Scholastic Teacher Guide: We Remember Anne Frank
URL: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/we-remember-anne-frank-teachers-guide
Description: Scholastic provides a very thorough guide to a Holocaust unit of learning centering on Anne Frank. Project examples are provided as well as educational web links, continued reading lists, and a video reference list.
URL: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/we-remember-anne-frank-teachers-guide
Description: Scholastic provides a very thorough guide to a Holocaust unit of learning centering on Anne Frank. Project examples are provided as well as educational web links, continued reading lists, and a video reference list.
Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State (PBS)
URL: http://www.pbs.org/auschwitz/
Description: PBS labels their site, "a chronological exploration of the largest mass murder site in history." You can view interactive maps of ghettos and concentration camps, timelines, interviews, photographs, and videos. You can also hear from victims and perpetrators.
URL: http://www.pbs.org/auschwitz/
Description: PBS labels their site, "a chronological exploration of the largest mass murder site in history." You can view interactive maps of ghettos and concentration camps, timelines, interviews, photographs, and videos. You can also hear from victims and perpetrators.
Shoah Foundation: Survivors Testimonies (Presentation)
URL: http://sfi.usc.edu/survivorexhibit/vhfmain.htm
Description: Beautifully narrated stories of survivors. Actual videos of survivor interviews. The site is interactive and you can navigate through interviews, maps, and timelines.
URL: http://sfi.usc.edu/survivorexhibit/vhfmain.htm
Description: Beautifully narrated stories of survivors. Actual videos of survivor interviews. The site is interactive and you can navigate through interviews, maps, and timelines.
Shoah Foundation: Children Speak (Presentation)
URL: http://sfi.usc.edu/childrenspeak/vhfmain.htm
Description: A documentary presenting the voices of children who were Holocaust victims. Well narrated with a nice blend of biographical interviews mixed with video footage.
URL: http://sfi.usc.edu/childrenspeak/vhfmain.htm
Description: A documentary presenting the voices of children who were Holocaust victims. Well narrated with a nice blend of biographical interviews mixed with video footage.