{"product_id":"9780874416480-10-thousand-children","title":"Ten Thousand Children","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTells the true stories of children who escaped Nazi Germany  on the Kindertransport, a rescue mission led by concerned British to save Jewish children from the Holocaust.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow can we educate young children about the Holocaust without scaring them? With simple stories told from the perspective of children who escaped.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection of true first-person accounts brings to life the rescue of ten thousand children from Nazi-occupied territories to England in the late 1930's.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBetween December 1938 and September 1939, 10,000 children were rescued from Nazi-occupied countries and safely transported to England. This rescue mission was called the Kindertransport, and the remarkable experiences of these children are dramatically brought to life in this collection of true first-person accounts. The children's stories are divided among the book's \u003cb\u003eseven chronological chapters:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eLife Under Hitler\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eKristallnacht\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003ePreparing to Leave\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Journey\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eLife in England\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe War Years\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eAfter the War\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eA brief historical introduction to each chapter sets the scene for the children's stories to follow\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eKey vocabulary terms are highlighted and defined throughout the text\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe scrapbook-style design, complete with authentic archival photos, makes these true stories accessible to young readers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn introductory letter and epilogue from the authors, real-life Kinder\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55419550400886,"sku":"9780874416480","price":14.92,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_33703866.jpg?v=1748951901","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780874416480-10-thousand-children","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}