Genres
Publication
Holiday House (2005), 40 pages
Description
On May 6, 1945, when members of the 11th Armored Division of the U.S. Army marched into the Mauthausen concentration camp, they were presented with an extraordinary gift. A group of prisoners, had surreptitiously pieced together a U.S. flag with an extra row of stars. Colonel Richard Seibel had the flag proudly flown over the camp as a symbol of freedom. This inspiring account of the liberation of one of the Third Reich's most infamous camps is a tribute to the humanity and hope preserved by the survivors. The paintings by Bill Farnsworth depict the events. Source notes, a bibliography, further resources, an index, and a reproduction of the actual flag are included.
Awards
Sydney Taylor Book Award (Mass Import -- Pending Differentiation)
William Allen White Children's Book Award (Nominee — Grades 3-5 — 2007-2008)
CCBC Choices (2006)
Language
Original language
English
Pages
40
Physical description
40 p.; 11 inches
ISBN
0823416534 / 9780823416530
DDC/MDS
940.53 |