Monday, August 2, 2010

Number the Stars

Author: Lois Lowry

Why Selected: Award Winner and know that Lowry's "The Giver" is very popular.

Literary Merit: A nice story about Denmark during WWII. Family and their Jewish neighbors. Has a lot of good elements like foreshadowing, themes and symbolism.

Share: Class read aloud and discussion. Can be used in several different ways beyond that too, a study of cultures, WWII, European Geography during WWII, etc.

Appeal: Grades 3-6

Awards: Newbery - 1990

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