Herman, Gail, 1959-

What was the Holocaust? / Holocaust? by Gail Herman ; illustrated by Jerry Hoare. - New York : Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House, c2019. - 106 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. - What was--? What was? (Who HQ) . - What was--? What was? (Who HQ) .

"WHOHQ"--Spine. "Who HQ. Your headquarters for history. Who? What? Where?"--Back cover. "16 pages of photos inside!"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (page 106).

What was the Holocaust? -- Anti-Semitism -- Adolf Hitler -- The Nazis -- Hitler in power -- War! -- In the Ghetto -- Life in the Concentration Camps -- The Final Solution -- Fighting back -- Freedom! After -- Timelines.

A thoughtful and age-appropriate introduction to an unimaginable event--the Holocaust. The Holocaust was a genocide on a scale never before seen, with as many as twelve million people killed in Nazi death camps--six million of them Jews. Gail Herman traces the rise of Hitler and the Nazis, whose rabid anti-Semitism led first to humiliating anti-Jewish laws, then to ghettos all over Eastern Europe, and ultimately to the Final Solution. She presents just enough information for an elementary-school audience in a readable, well-researched book that covers one of the most horrible events in history. Includes a letter from the editor and series creator, Jane O'Connor.

ISBN: 9780451533920 (hbk.) 0451533925 (hbk.) 9780451533906 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2018010722

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Juvenile literature.
Jews--Persecutions--Juvenile literature.
Jews--Persecutions--Europe--Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945--Jewish resistance--Juvenile literature.

Dewey Class. No.: 940.53/18