The Year of Goodbyes by Debbie Levy

In January 1938, Juttta Salzberg, an 11-year-old Jewish girl living in Hamburg, Germany with her family, received a new blank Poesiealbum, in which her friends and relatives could write their comments, thoughts, poems,...

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Sunday Funnies #33: The World War I Flying Ace and the Christmas Eve Truce

This is a strip that ran in the Sunday Funnies on December 24, 1967. Without directly saying it, it's clear that the strip refers to the Christmas Eve Truce in 1914, the first year of the w...

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Keep Calm and Carry On, Children by Sharon K. Mayhew

It's September 7, 1940 and the sound of the air raid sirens has just begun throughout London. For Joyce Munsey, 11, and her younger sister Gina, 6, that means getting out of their beds and heading out to the backyard and...

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Teachers and Librarians! Your Students Can Help Choose Two Prestigious Children's Book Awards

Teachers and Librarians!Make Selection of Two Bank Street Children's Book Awards Part of Your Elementary CurriculumWant your students to practice their reasoning, persuasive speaking, and sharpen their visual skills while...

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A Scarf for Keiko by Ann Malaspina, illustrated by Merrilee Liddiard

A Scarf for Keiko by Ann Malaspina,illustrated by Merrilee LiddiardKar-Ben Publishing, 2019, 32 pagesEver since President Roosevelt had declared war on Japan on December 7, 1941, the kids in Sam's class have stopped talking...

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