World Almanac Library.World Almanac almanac, originally, a calendar with notations of astronomical and other data. Almanacs have been known in simple form almost since the invention of writing, for they served to record religious feasts, seasonal changes, and the like. Library 330 West Olive Street, #100, Milwaukee, WI 53212 www.worldalmanaclibrary.com $30.00 Each 1-800-848-2928 The "World Almanac Library Of The Holocaust" series by David Downing is recommended as basic library reference for grades 3-7: each book focuses on a particular aspect of Holocaust history and includes source material references, black and white photos, and plenty of detail in each 48-page coverage. Fighting Back (0836859464) tells of Jews who stood up against the Holocaust and found ways of fighting their oppressors, Origins Of Holocaust (083685943X) explores the roots of anti-Semitism and how it rose from religious intolerance Religious intolerance is either intolerance motivated by one's own religious beliefs or intolerance against another's religious beliefs or practices. It manifests both at a cultural level, but may also be a formal part of the dogma of particular religious groups. to a social program; The Nazi Death Camps (083685-9472) tells of the six major Nazi extermination extermination mass killing of animals or other pests. Implies complete destruction of the species or other group. camps; Aftermath And Remembrance (0836859480) documents the end of the Holocaust and how the nightmare continued for many Jews after the war, and Toward Genocide genocide, in international law, the intentional and systematic destruction, wholly or in part, by a government of a national, racial, religious, or ethnic group. (0836859456) shows the deadly Nazi march across Europe before war's end War's End is a journalistic comic about the Bosnian War written by Joe Sacco. It contains two stories; the first, Christmas with Karadzic, about tracking down and meeting the Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić, and the second, Soba . In narrowing the topic, each book is able to provide more in-depth coverage. |
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