Death Camp Uprising: The Escape from Sobibor Concentration Camp

by Nel Yomtov Narrated by Various Narrators

Overview

Experience the events that followed the Sobibor death camp prisoner's decision to escape. Readers will discover a powerful story of human courage and mankind's fierce will to live.

Editorial Reviews

"Comical Information | Nonfiction Notions" SLJ

...great additional purchases for nonfiction graphic collections and are ideal choices for reluctant and struggling readers. . . .“Great Escapes of World War II” is an excellent example of the best features of this imprint. . . .While the stories do touch on the violence and horrors of war, the facts are presented in a way that allows readers to think over the information and draw their own conclusions without bias. Readers will pick these up for the exciting escapes and find themselves reflecting on the difficult choices made during war. The art and text of these and other series from Graphic Library are generally uniform, making them a good choice for getting kids interested in various time periods in history or other nonfiction subjects, rather than a specific author or illustrator.

Jewisjh Book Council

This series of graphic novels celebrates instances of heroism in the face of threats and possible death during World War II. . . .The storytelling is engaging and captures the tension of the escapes, while the illustrations make the accounts more accessible for young readers. While the dialogue is fictional, the escapes the books are based on are factual; the heroes were all real people. . . .effectively present[s] the scope of Nazi power during WWII for young readers...

Asociation of Jewish Libraries Reviews

These stories are interesting, educational and totally engaging. The workings of the Resistance, the plight of Concentration Camp victims, the lengths to which individuals went to escape the Nazis, and the support provided from the local community are drawn and described in excellent detail. Slow or reluctant readers will find these to be compelling reads. . . .all excellent additions to any World War II collection.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940171413033
Publisher:	Capstone Press
Publication date:	08/10/2017
Series:	Great Escapes of World War II
Edition description:	Unabridged
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

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