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A hero and the Holocaust : the story of Janusz Korczak and his children / David A. Adler ; illustrated by Bill Farnsworth.

Publication | Digitized | Library Call Number: LB775.K6272 A43 2002

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Summary: A brief biography of the Polish doctor, author, founder of orphanages, and promoter of children's rights, who lost his life trying to protect his orphans from the Nazis.
Format: Book
Author/Creator: Adler, David A.
Published: New York : Holiday House, [2002]
©2002
Locale: Poland
Warsaw
Warsaw (Poland)
Edition: First edition
Other Authors/Editors: Farnsworth, Bill.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

Physical Details

Language: English
External Link: Electronic version(s) available. Hosted by Internet Archive
ISBN: 0823415481
Additional Form: Electronic version(s) available online.
Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Keywords & Subjects

Subjects: Jewish educators--Poland--Warsaw--Biography--Juvenile literature. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Warsaw--Juvenile literature. Warsaw (Poland)--Biography--Juvenile literature. Biographies. Korczak, Janusz,--1878-1942--Juvenile literature.

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