Age: Czech Republic

Materials from Czech Republic

Fireflies In The Dark

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: June 13, 2007

The story of Friedl Dicker-Brandies and the children of TerezinCovers the years during which Friedl Dicker, a Jewish woman from Czechoslavakia, taught art to children at the Terezin Concentration Camp. includes art created by teacher and students, excerpts from diaries, and interviews with camp survivors

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Pig And Bear

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Pig and Bear’s friendship survives several amusing misunderstandings.

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Hana’s Suitcase

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

A biography of a Czech girl who died in the Holocaust, told in alternating chapters with an account of how the curator of a Japanese Holocaust center learned about her life after Hana’s suitcase was sent to her.

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Silly Suzy Goose

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Suzy longs to be different from all the other geese, but learns that imitating a lion may not be the best way to express her individuality.

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The Cat With The Yellow Star: Coming Of Age In Terezin

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

A little cat pinned with a star, a Nazi concentration camp and an opera production–this is the story of Ela Weissberger’s coming of age in Terezin and the adults who helped the children to survive there.

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The Little Flower King

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

A lonely king in search of a princess to become his queen finds one appearing within one of his beloved tulips. Includes die-cut pages.

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