What Was the Holocaust?

By Gail Herman | Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group

About the book

A thoughtful and age-appropriate introduction to an unimaginable event—the Holocaust.

The Holocaust was a genocide on a scale never before seen, with as many as twelve million people killed in Nazi death camps—six million of them Jews. Gail Herman traces the rise of Hitler and the Nazis, whose rabid anti-Semitism led first to humiliating anti-Jewish laws, then to ghettos all over Eastern Europe, and ultimately to the Final Solution. She presents just enough information for an elementary-school audience in a readable, well-researched book that covers one of the most horrible times in history.

This entry in the New York Times best-selling series contains eighty carefully chosen illustrations and sixteen pages of black and white photographs suitable for young readers.

Editions of What Was the Holocaust?

Paperback
ISBN 9780451533906
AltFormat
ISBN 9780451533920
EBook
ISBN 9780451533913
AudioStreaming
ISBN 9780525625834
AudioStreaming
ISBN 9780525625841

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A thoughtful and age-appropriate introduction to an unimaginable event—the Holocaust.

The Holocaust was a genocide on a scale never before seen, with as many as twelve million people killed in Nazi death camps—six million of them Jews. Gail Herman traces the rise of Hitler and the Nazis, whose rabid anti-Semitism led first to humiliating anti-Jewish laws, then to ghettos all over Eastern Europe, and ultimately to the Final Solution. She presents just enough information for an elementary-school audience in a readable, well-researched book that covers one of the most horrible times in history.

This entry in the New York Times best-selling series contains eighty carefully chosen illustrations and sixteen pages of black and white photographs suitable for young readers.

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What is What Was the Holocaust? about?

A thoughtful and age-appropriate introduction to an unimaginable event—the Holocaust.

The Holocaust was a genocide on a scale never before seen, with as many as twelve million people killed in Nazi death camps—six million of them Jews. Gail Herman traces the rise of Hitler and the Nazis, whose rabid anti-Semitism led first to humiliating anti-Jewish laws, then to ghettos all over Eastern Europe, and ultimately to the Final Solution. She presents just enough information for an elementary-school audience in a readable, well-researched book that covers one of the most horrible times in history.

This entry in the New York Times best-selling series contains eighty carefully chosen illustrations and sixteen pages of black and white photographs suitable for young readers.

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in What Was the Holocaust??

Children’s, Teenage and Educational > Children’s / Teenage: General interest > Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past

Where can I read a sample of What Was the Holocaust??

You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780451533906

Is What Was the Holocaust? part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?

Yes it is a part of series What Was?

Who is/are the Author/s of the book What Was the Holocaust??

Gail Herman

Who is the Publisher of the book What Was the Holocaust??

Penguin Young Readers Group

What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?

What Was the Holocaust? is available as paperback(ISBN 9780451533906) and altformat(ISBN 9780451533920) and ebook(ISBN 9780451533913) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780525625834) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780525625841)

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