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Stars of the Night: The Courageous Children of the Czech Kindertransport


            

              
Contributor(s):
                Stelson, Caren (Author), Alko, Selina (Illustrator)              



                              
ISBN:
                  9781541598683                

                              
                              
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books (R)

            

          




          


          


            

              

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Pub Date: February 7, 2023

            



            
                          
Dewey: 940.5318083              

                                                  
LCCN: 2022023563

                                      
Lexile Code:
                  
                  
                  
                  
                
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Features:
                Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Price on Product              

            
                                                      
Target Age Group:
                07 to
                11              

                                                                                                            
Physical Info:
                0.39" H x
                11.27" L x
                9.59" W (
                1.02 lbs)
                40 pages
              

                          
            
              
                            
    
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
                        

        

      


            

        

          
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Quiz #:0000521233 (
                Stars of the Night: The Courageous Children of the Czech Kindertransport)
              

            
            

              
                

                                      
                                              
                        
                     

                      
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Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

        

                      
Description:
              "The powerful and sensitively told true story of the Czech Kindertransport, which rescued 669 children from Nazi persecution on the eve of World War II"--Provided by publisher.            

          
                      
Brief description:
              Caren Stelson is an award-winning author of nonfiction books that focus on war and peace themes. She believes young readers want to know the truth about their world and how others find resilience and courage in difficult times. Her work includes Ezra Jack Keats BookAward winner A Bowl Full of Peace and Sachiko: A Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Survivor's Story, which was longlisted for a National Book Award and received a Sibert Honor Award, the Jane Addams Children's Book Award, and the Flora Stieglitz Straus Award. Caren and her husband, Kim, live in Minneapolis. www.carenstelson.com            

                                
Review Quotes: 
"Both heartbreaking and hopeful."--Association of Jewish Libraries
-- (6/20/2024 12:00:00 AM)            

                  


      

      
          
      
                  
          
          
          
          
          
          
    

  



		

			
				
					
				
			
			
				
			
		

			
	















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