Summary
The true story of Chiune Sugihara, the Japanese consul to Lithuania who, in 1940, saved the lives of thousands of Jewish refugees by defying his government's orders and writing them visas that allowed them to flee from Poland and escape the Nazis. Told from the perspective of Chiune Sugihara's five-year-old son Hiroki, this story is illustrated with mixed-media collages.
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"After reading this unusual addition to Holocaust literature, kids appreciate how one man managed to do the right thing when most did not." -- Susan Faust
-- San Francisco Chronicle Book Review
"This is a successful rendering of complex historical and moral issues into a form that younger readers can understand and appreciate." -- Janice M. Del Negro
-- Bulletin of the Center for Children\'s Books
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Live Oak Media
Published date: 2000
Size: 8 x 1.25 inches
Weight: 0.35 pounds
Ages: 2 to 3
Publisher's Notes
Describes the actions of a Chinese diplomat who used his powers--against the orders of his own government--to assist thousands of Jews in escaping the Nazis in Lithuania.
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