Irena's Children: Young Reader's Edition; A True Story of Courage

Key Features Description Irena Sendler was a young Polish woman living in Warsaw during World War II with an incredible story of survival and selflessness. But she has been long forgotten by history. Until now.This young readers' edition of Irena's Children tells Irena's unbelievable story, set during one of the worst times in modern history. With guts of steel and unfaltering bravery, Irena smuggled thousands of children out of the walled Jewish ghetto in toolboxes and coffins, snuck them under overcoats at checkpoints, and slipped them through dank sewers and into secret passages that led to abandoned buildings, where she convinced her friends and the underground resistance network to hide them.In this heroic tale of survival and resilience in the face of impossible odds, Tilar Mazzeo and Mary Cronk Farrell share the true story of this courageous woman who risked her life to save innocent children from the horrors of the Holocaust. Irena Sendler was a young Polish woman living in Warsaw during World War II with an incredible story of survival and selflessness. But she has been long forgotten by history. Until now.This young readers' edition of Irena's Children tells Irena's unbelievable story, set during one of the worst times in modern history. With guts of steel and unfaltering bravery, Irena smuggled thousands of children out of the walled Jewish ghetto in toolboxes and coffins, snuck them under overcoats at checkpoints, and slipped them through dank sewers and into secret passages that led to abandoned buildings, where she convinced her friends and the underground resistance network to hide them.In this heroic tale of survival and resilience in the face of impossible odds, Tilar Mazzeo and Mary Cronk Farrell share the true story of this courageous woman who risked her life to save innocent children from the horrors of the Holocaust. Standards RH.9-10.2. Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of how key events or ideas develop over the course of the text. RH.9-10.2. Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of how key events or ideas develop over the course of the text. Product Details Item #: NTS813555 ISBN13: 9781338135558 Format: Paperback Book Pages: 272 Genre: Biography and Autobiography Grades: 9 - 10 Lexile® Measure: 1000L Guided Reading Level: GR Level Y DRA Level: 60 ACR Level: 7.1 Irena's Children Paperback Book 5.96 Out Of Stock Out Of Stock Email me when back in stock Top {{#if inStock}} {{#if isSubscribe}} {{button.label}} {{else}} {{button.label}} {{/if}} {{/if}} {{#if isOutofStock}} {{/if}} {{#if isLearnMore}} {{#if learnMoreUrl}} {{/if}} {{#if learnMorePhone}} {{/if}} {{/if}} x What can we help you find? Search PRIVACY POLICY TERMS OF USE TM ® & © 2021 Scholastic Inc. All Rights Reserved. if(_satellite) {_satellite.pageBottom();} commonUtil.enableMouseflow(); Key Features Item #: NTS813555 ISBN13: 9781338135558 Format: Paperback Book Pages: 272 Genre: Biography and Autobiography Grades: 9 - 10 Lexile® Measure: 1000L Guided Reading Level: GR Level Y DRA Level: 60 ACR Level: 7.1