Theme: Museum

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: America Keeps the Memory Alive

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum opened in Washington D.C., in April 1993. This book walks the reader through the museum, floor by floor. It interweaves the story of the Holocaust with a description of the museum. The book describes the Nazis’ rise to power, the “final solution”, and the aftermath of the Holocaust (1945 [...]

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Children of the Lamp: The Day of the Djinn Warriors

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Djinn twins John and Philippa are off on another whirlwind adventure that takes them around the globe and into unknown worlds. And it’s a race against time as they attempt to rescue their mother from her fate as the Blue Djinn of Babylon. An aging curse has been placed on their father and if the [...]

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Ghosts of the Nile

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Zachary and his aunt travel through time to ancient Egypt where they have many adventures.

Descriptors: Egypt, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment