The Wren and the Sparrow (Holocaust)

by J. Patrick Lewis

Other authorsYevgenia Nayberg (Illustrator)
Hardcover, 2015

Status

Available

Call number

J F LEW

Publication

Kar-Ben Publishing (2015), 32 pages

Description

"An allegorical tale about Nazi occupied Poland in which a town's residents are forced to turn over their musical instruments. A young student rescues the hurdy-gurdy of her teacher, who has presumably befallen a terrible fate, and later, a young boy finds the instrument and intends to pass it--and the importance of remembering--on to his future grandchildren"--

Barcode

3796

Awards

Sydney Taylor Book Award (Mass Import -- Pending Differentiation)

Language

Lexile

880L

User reviews

LibraryThing member Sullywriter
A poignant Holocaust fable inspired by street performers of the Lodz Ghetto.

ISBN

146771951X / 9781467719513
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