Theme: Biography

Irena Sendler and the Children of the Warsaw Ghetto

By Book Importer | Published: May 5, 2011

This is the only biography for children about the remarkable Holocaust heroine Irena Sendler, who smuggled over 400 schildren out of the Warsaw Ghetto.

Descriptors: Biography, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Picture Book, Poland, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

William Shakespeare: His life and Times

By Book Importer | Published: February 14, 2011

A lavish, interactive introduction to the great poet’s life, his work and the times he lived in.In this enthralling scrapbook that William Shakespeare compiled for his daughter, he looks back on his life as he retires from the theatre. Discover late-sixteenth- and early-seventeenth centurystories of love, war, kings and queens, fellow playwrights and actors, explorers [...]

Descriptors: Biography, England (UK), Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Picture Book » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment