Bibliograph

Irena's children, a true story of courage, Tilar J. Mazzeo ; adapted by Mary Cronk Farrell

Type

Label

Irena's children, a true story of courage, Tilar J. Mazzeo ; adapted by Mary Cronk Farrell

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-257)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

AR, 7.11000L, Lexile

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Irena's children

Medium

electronic resource eBook

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Responsibility statement

Tilar J. Mazzeo ; adapted by Mary Cronk Farrell

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, MG+, 7.1, 9, 184410

Sub title

a true story of courage

Summary

A gripping account of Irena Sendler, who took staggering risks to save 2,500 children from death and deportation in Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Prologue -- War -- Occupation -- Resistance -- Segregated and isolated -- Life in the ghetto -- Raising the stakes -- Expanding operations -- Rumors -- Deportation -- Selektions -- Time running out -- Crisis -- Toward the precipice -- The ghetto uprising -- Gestapo raid -- Pawiak Prison -- Execution -- Irena goes underground -- After the war

Target audience

juvenile

Contributor

Creator