Once
Título
:
Once
Morris. Gleitzman
Resumen
:
For three years and eight months, Felix has lived in a convent orphanage high in the mountains in Poland. But Felix is different from the other orphans. He is convinced his parents are still alive and will come back to get him. When a group of Nazi soldiers come and burn the nuns' books, Felix is terrified that his Jewish, bookseller parents will also be in danger. After escaping from the orphanage, Felix embarks on a long and dangerous journey through Nazi occupied Poland, befriending a little orphan girl called Zelda and a kindly dentist, Barney, who hides and cares for Jewish children. But when the Nazis discover them, Barney makes the ultimate sacrifice for the children.
Fecha de publicación como intervalo
:
2006
Descripción física
:
149 p. ; 20 cm.
Información del programa
:
Gr. 5+
5.3
Término de la materia
:
Jewish children -- Poland -- Fiction.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Poland -- Fiction.
Jews -- Poland -- Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Poland -- Fiction.
Separation (Psychology) -- Fiction.
Orphans -- Fiction.
Survival -- Fiction.
Jewish boys -- Poland -- Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Poland -- Fiction.
Runaway boys -- Fiction.
Hidden children (Holocaust) -- Fiction.
Boy orphans -- Poland -- Fiction.
Poland -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Término geográfico
:
Poland -- History -- 1918-1945 -- Juvenile fiction.
Poland -- History -- Occupation, 1939-1945 -- Juvenile fiction.
Género
:
Historical fiction.
Children's stories.
Síntesis
:
For three years and eight months, Felix has lived in a convent orphanage high in the mountains in Poland. But Felix is different from the other orphans. He is convinced his parents are still alive and will come back to get him. When a group of Nazi soldiers come and burn the nuns' books, Felix is terrified that his Jewish, bookseller parents will also be in danger. After escaping from the orphanage, Felix embarks on a long and dangerous journey through Nazi occupied Poland, befriending a little orphan girl called Zelda and a kindly dentist, Barney, who hides and cares for Jewish children. But when the Nazis discover them, Barney makes the ultimate sacrifice for the children.
ISBN
:
9780141320632
Información de publicación
:
London : Puffin, 2006.
| Biblioteca | Signatura topográfica | Tipo de material | Código de barras del documento | Estado |
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| A. Blair McPherson | HIS GLE #1 | Book | 31458000128531 | Historical Fiction |