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Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
c2007.
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of a family in America, who, after World War II, began helping families across Europe by sending them much needed supplies, including shoes, and features paintings and collages of original photographs and foot tracings.
6) Pearl Harbor
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c2001.
Language
English
Description
Bringing a dramatic moment of World War II to vivid life, author Stephen Krensky answers questions about the historic importance of the military action at Pearl Harbor. Written in simple yet clear language, the book teaches readers about the political scene before and after the bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese in December 1941, and how this event shaped our country's place in the world.
7) Rose Blanche
Author
Publisher
Creative Editions
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
During World War II, a young German girl's curiosity leads her to discover something far more terrible than the day-to-day hardships that she and her neighbors have experienced.
10) The butterfly
Author
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
c2000.
Language
English
Description
During the Nazi occupation of France, Monique's mother hides a Jewish family in her basement and tries to help them escape to freedom.
11) Tail-end Charlie
Author
Publisher
F. Lincoln Children's
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
An imaginary scrapbook based on the experiences of the author's father offers a look at the life of a Royal Air Force air-gunner in World War II as he undergoes training, prepares for dangerous missions aboard a bomber, and encounters the enemy high in the sky.
14) Primrose day
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
During World War II, seven-year-old Merry Primrose Ramsay is sent from England to live with relatives in the United States, where, despite missing her parents and feeling homesick, she has many adventures while going to school and learning to fish and knit.
15) Elisabeth
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
Forced to flee the Nazis, a young girl and her family eventually end up in the United States where, years later, she is improbably reunited with the beloved doll she left behind in Germany.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The magic tree house has taken Jack and Annie back in time to England in 1944. England is fighting for its life in World War II. Before long, Jack and Annie find themselves parachuting into Normandy, France, behind enemy lines. The date is June 5. Will the brave brother and sister team be able to make a difference during one of the darkest times in history?"--
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