Twenty and Ten

Janet Joly Autor Claire Huchet Bishop Ilustrat de William Pene Du Bois

en Limba Engleză Hardback – 28 feb 1978 – vârsta de la 9 până la 11 ani

Looking for a story about courage to read to your child? One that instills character by virtue of its essence, and not by sermonizing? I always am, and this old favorite (read to me when I was nine) is luckily still in print.

During the Nazi occupation of France, twenty ordinary French kids in a boarding school agree to hide ten Jewish children Then German soldiers arrive. Will the children be able to withstand the interrogation and harassment?

Twenty and Ten is based on a true story -- one of many similar incidents that took place all over Europe during World War II. It is a book that has much to say to children of any age. -- A reader

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