Name: The Tree of Life : How a Holocaust Sapling Inspired the World
Author: Boxer, Elisa
ISBN: [978-0-593-61712-0,0-593-61712-6]

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The Tree of Life : How a Holocaust Sapling Inspired the World

Author: Boxer, Elisa

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Follett Number: 2931TC0
Audience: Lower Elementary
Publisher: Rocky Pond Books, 2024
Format: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
ISBN-13: 978-0-593-61712-0
ISBN-10: 0-593-61712-6
LCCN: 2023-058171
Dewey: 940.53
Classifications: Nonfiction

Subjects:

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)

Hope Religious Aspects Judaism

Picture Books

Trees Symbolic Aspects

Includes bibliographical references. "The nonfiction story of a Holocaust tree that became an international symbol of hope"--Provided by publisher.

From the publisher:
Hope triumphs over fear in this poignant and impactful true story of the Holocaust--a delicate introduction to World War Two history for older picture book readers. During World War Two, in the concentration camp Terezin, a group of Jewish children and their devoted teacher planted and nurtured a smuggled-in sapling. Over time fewer and fewer children were left to care for the little tree, but those who remained kept lovingly sharing their water with it. When the war finally ended and the prisoners were freed, the sapling had grown into a strong five-foot-tall maple. Nearly eighty years later the tree's 600 descendants around the world are thriving . . . including one that was planted at New York City's Museum of Jewish Heritage in 2021. Students will continue to care for it for generations to come, and the world will remember the brave teacher and children who never gave up nurturing a brighter future.

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Audience: Lower Elementary
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