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| "Number
the Stars" |
Lois Lowry |
Grade level 4th |
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| Historical Fiction |
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| Summary of the story : |
 Description:
More specifically, Number the Stars walks the
reader's through the experience of a young Danish girl,
Annemarie, who with the help of her family and the Danish
Resistance, aids many Jewish friends in their escape to
Sweden, a neutral country during WWII.
it lends itself very well to offering problems for students
to solve since it is based upon a major conflict, World War
II.
Ten year old Annemarie
Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen often think about
life before the war. But it's now 1943 and their life in
Copenhagen is filled with school, food shortages, and the
Nazi soldiers marching in their town.
The Nazis won't stop. The
Jew of Denmark are being "relocated", so Ellen moves in with
the Johansens and pretends to be part of the family.
Then Annemarie is asked
to go on a dangerous mission. Somehow she must find the
strength and courage to save her best friend's life. There's
no turning back now.
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Growing food in the city
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Dying hair blond from brown to escaping the eyes of the
Germans .chemistry
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Designing a hiding box for people in a boat
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Learn to navigate by reading the Stars.
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